My $1600 setup

[Triz]

Hi, I thought I would post my build I have come up with for my Dads Office. I think it should be able to handle anything for a long time. I am a little worry though because it is my first time building a pc and I am a little scared by the reviews on newegg about parts being DOA or not compatible (memory and Motherboard). So anyway I thought I would ask for your two cents.

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail $99.99

BELKIN 18" 3-Connectors IDE Round Black Cable Model Retail $9.99

Silverstone 20" SATA II Cable Model SST-CP01 - Retail $6.99

ABIT KN9 SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $132.99

eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $164.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3800IAA5CU - Retail $297.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $104.99

Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2 - OEM $137.99

SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model SH-S162L/BEBN - OEM $40.99

Logitech X-230 32 Watts 2.1 Black Speakers - Retail $33.99

OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ25332048ELDCGE-K - Retail $189.99

Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included - OEM $22.99

BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" DVI 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $294.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $5.99

BELKIN F9S823-06 6 feet 8 1770 Power Surge Protector - Retail $16.99


That all came out to $1625 shipped

[123456]

Wow...you're getting a lot for the price. The specs look tasty...
Hope your build turns out fine.

[Triz]

Oh yeah one thing, I realized that I hadorder those two cables for no reason after I read that $1100 setup. Anyway

[azzey]

I agree with 1-6... You got a lot for your money! Where are you buying from?

If you are still nervous when the parts come, give us a shout. From what I can tell here, everything looks like it will play nice with each other.

Also, Welcome to http://www.pcguide.com/ubb/pcgubb.gif Discussion Forums!!

[Triz]

I am getting all the stuff from Newegg. It should be here Monday. Thanks Azzey