Final set-up

[CovertFirewall]

Alright, you guys have helped me choose most of my parts and this is my final set-up with everyone's recomendations!

CD/DVD combo-- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail

Case-- APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

HDD-- Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

GPU-- EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

PSU-- OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply - Retail

RAM-- WINTEC AMPO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AMD2800-1G1K-R - Retail

Motherboard-- EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CPU-- Intel Dual-Core E2140 Allendale 1.6GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2140 - Retail

OS-- Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM

any last comments before I buy

[[Dr. V]]

Love it.

I would say that RAM could definitely be better. Check out this wicked deal on 2x1GB PQI Turbo DDR2-800 RAM - $60.99!

If it's within your budget (I mean for $20 more, most will agree that 2GB is overwhelmingly worth it), then I'd advise to go for it.

Other than that, seems great to me.

[CovertFirewall]

Originally Posted by ST!X

Love it.

I would say that RAM could definitely be better. Check out this wicked deal on 2x1GB PQI Turbo DDR2-800 RAM - $60.99!

If it's within your budget (I mean for $20 more, most will agree that 2GB is overwhelmingly worth it), then I'd advise to go for it.

Other than that, seems great to me.

alright. thanks, ill look into that

[CovertFirewall]

do you think that RAM will work with my board and not screw up on me?

[Telexen]

I'm sure that RAM you've selected will work OK, but it's more of an generic or unknown brand.

We enthusiasts like to stick with tried and true brands.

Not to mention that other deal ST!X linked to is 2gb :)

[Quakindude]

Here's some ram I highly recommend and I know it overclocks well. The initial cost is $96, but after MIR, it's $56. A friggin steal! And it's guaranteed to work on that mobo because we've tested it on that chipset.

Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

[[Dr. V]]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Here's some ram I highly recommend and I know it overclocks well. The initial cost is $96, but after MIR, it's $56. A friggin steal! And it's guaranteed to work on that mobo because we've tested it on that chipset.

Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Great recommendation as well. I stumbled upon this but thought in my mind that this seemed with a budget rig so I tried keeping initial cost at a minimum. If you have enough to get the whole system with that OCZ RAM initially, then wait for the MIR, then definitely do it.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Here's some ram I highly recommend and I know it overclocks well. The initial cost is $96, but after MIR, it's $56. A friggin steal! And it's guaranteed to work on that mobo because we've tested it on that chipset.

Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Wow, that's crazy. You guys really tempt me into going with a quad core intel sometimes when I see the deals available. >_<

[CovertFirewall]

yeah. I think I will go with the Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

A great deal for only $56 after rebate, ... thanks for the tip Quakindude

[halutzparilla]

since your in a budget, and if your not into side window and considering better air circulation on a case i would recommend this :

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

my friend love this when i build him the computer, keeps the computer air circulation pretty good

side note: the apevia case you link those meter on the front bezel dies in short amount of time, just to let you know...