Hello Friesland !

You could choose the new 64bit AMD's that can beat Intel Pentium CPU's without problems.
Sufficient memory (DDR FSB 333 or faster.
At the time I purchased NI-B4, Native advised an Intel CPU but no problems were found while using AMD's.

I just upgraded to AMD Athlon 2800+ & MSI KT4V with 512 Mb DDR....... loopt prima !

Roel