ok big question i'm buying a p4 2 gig and i want to know what is the best mother board with raid to run this and also what memory should i run with it

It Depends how much you want to spend and if you want to overclock it. I just ordered this one http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/EPoX/4G4A+/ its 125 quid though but got everything, if you dont wanna spend that much MSI are ok ranging from 65 - 105 depending if you need raid, usb 2 etc. Or the board the overclockers are using is Abit IT7, getting speeds from 2666 - 3ghz plus. You need PC2100 at least or pref PC 2700/3200.