[ohenry]

I would suggest looking at the ASUS P5 motherboards, I forget which model number, but look for the newer lines. I'd also consider a core-duo, although if you want to go with a quad core, you'd be ready for any future changes that Photoshop may deliver. No need to go with the fastest, but one or two steps down. Look at the price differences -- generally the latest is a large jump and the performance doesn't equate to the buck. Go with 4Gig of the fastest memory available for the motherboard and buy a better grade of memory rather than the cheapest you can find. Harddrives -- look to SATA drives. I prefer WD, but also like Seagate. Video cards...without gaming, you don't need the latest and greatest and the Nvidia 8500 series will perform quite nicely. Again, you'll want dual DVI support. Even an older series 6000 or 7000 will do the job. But opt for 512M or more of memory on the card to be ready for future enhancements of PS. And don't skimp on your power supply!!!