Ok this is what i have decided on, your thoughts please

ATX Midi Tower Case
P4 2.4GHZ (Skt 478 533mhz FSB)+ cooler
Asus Pentium , 478, AGP4 , 533fsb , ONBS,4usb,m/board
64 DDR AGP4 Graphics Card
80GB IDE 7200rpm UDMA100 Hard Disc
DVD rom

No monitor as i'm waiting until the 17" TFT come down a bit.
Now the only thing i ain't sure about is the dvd rom, can't make me mind up between
Pioneer, Toshiba or Liteon

Any thoughts

damned nice kit you got yourself there, g-man.. dunno 'bout the dvd tho..not my field of expertise but I'm sure others will voice their opinions.(lol..that dont mean they know what they're on about.)

Tosh ... if ya can find one Gus

I would prefer a larger case. They are easier to work with, especially when it comes to routing your cables out of the air-flow, and they tend to run cooler. It is also important that it has cut-outs for rear panel fans. Front/bottom case fans aren't nearly as important, unless you have a case design that sets the HD right in front of it.

Never keep the case on any of mine long enough to worry about air circulation

What burner ?

And - I recently got a 15" TFT which has exactly the same screen size as my old 17" CRT.

Take a measure to the shops and try them.

You can get a nice Sony 15" TFT from Comet for £350 at the moment (PCWorld doing them for £399).

I got the HP f50s for £400 (cos the 15" Sony was £450 at the time)

I am taking the Liteon out of my old 1 and putting in the new one, then i'm gonna get a dual format dvd writer & dvdrom and stick in me old tower.

On the question of the monitor, i know what you mean m8, we have the 15" here and they don't look no smaller than a normal 17"..........But i did see a 17" TFT for £350 yesterday and with christmas coming up think it might be worth holding on for a month or so.