http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=gethowto&howtoID=58 is a VERY informative guide.
I think if you read all the stickies and guides, and then asked for help, people would be more willing to help you. It seems like you want people to OC for you, but ideally you should read the guides so you know...
buzzard, ive bought a laptop off cyberpower, ive had a relatively good experience with them. They are very cheap, and don't install anything extra like dell gateway hp do. You get winxp, thats it and the drivers too and maybe the dvd app but no Home support nonsense that slows down your comp. I...
Gentoo all the way. With portage, you always have the latest software (if you don't mind instability) and you have complete control over your computer. Second would be debian, i use both. Debian is a bit more stable and apt-get is very gentoo like.