Hardware suggestions anyone?

Hi

I'm planning a new PC. Because of the differences in the architectures
of the AMD and Intel CPUs, I'ld like to hear suggestions about whether I
should use a high end Pentium IV or a high end AMD CPU.

(Not talking about the P IV extreme nor the AMD 64 - I never pay double
the price for a bit more performance)

Also, I'ld like to hear your suggestions for the graphics card. I would
tend to use an ATI Radeon 9600XT or 9800XT because of their overall
performance. How about the Nvidias?

Finally, I'ld like to setup a multi-display solution with one main
screen in the middle and left/right-forward monitors added to it.
Is there a one-pc solution or will I have to setup 1 or 2 more computers
in a small network?

Many thanks in advance,

Peter