Buying a new computer, i'm a noob and i need advice

[Krang]

CPU AMD - ADA3500CNBOX 1 $149.00 $149.00
AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ (2.2GHz/512KB/AM2) Retail Box Warranty: 3 year Order Only
Motherboard DFI - INFINITY NF ULTRAII-M2 1 $160.00 $160.00
DFI INFINITY NF ULTRAII-M2 Nforce4 Ultra, PCI Express, DDR2 667, 8ch Audio, SATAII, GBLAN Warranty: 3 year Order Only
Memory Corsair Micro - TWIN2X2048-5400C4 1 $295.00 $295.00
CORSAIR XTREME MEMORY SPEED 2048mb kit (2x1024mb) PC5400 (675mhz) DDR2 RAM CAS4 Warranty: Lifetime Order Only
Video Card ASUS - EN7600GSSLN-HTD-512 1 $245.00 $245.00
Asus EN7600GSSLN-HTD-512 Geforce 7600GS Silencer, 512MB, HDTV OUT, DVI, PCI-EX Warranty: 3 year Order Only
Hard Disk Seagate - ST3320620AS 1 $165.00 $165.00
Seagate ST3320620AS Baracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200rpm SATAII/300 16mb Cache, NCQ, Perpendicular Recording Warranty: 5 year Order Only
Optical Drive Lite-On - SHM-165P6S 1 $59.00 $59.00
Lite-On SHM-165P6S Super Multi DVD Writer, DVD+-16X8X8/6X4, DVDRAM5X, CD48X24X48, DUAL Layer, Retail Box, Beige & Black faceplate included Warranty: 1 year Order Only
Monitor Viewsonic - VA1912WB 1 $370.00 $370.00
Viewsonic VA1912WB 19" Black Widescreen LCD, 1440x900, 8ms, 500:1, 160 degree angle, 16:10 Resolution, DVI Warranty: 3 year Order Only
Case Antec - SONATAII 1 $185.00 $185.00
Antec Sonata II MiniTower Case - Piano Black, SmartPower2.0 450W PSU, 9 Drive Bays, Washable Air Filter, Front USB/IEEE1394/Audio, ATX Warranty: 3 year Order Only
System Assembly Scorptec - PATWS 1 $75.00 $75.00
Full Parts Assembly and Testing (with Operating system software install)
Operating System Microsoft - N09-01991 1 $140.00 $140.00
Microsoft N09-01991 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2B OEM 1 Pack
Floppy Drive SONY - FDD144SONYSLV 1 $25.00 $25.00
Sony 1.44mb Floppy Disk Drive - Silver
Speakers Logitech - X-530 1 $105.00 $105.00
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers 70watts

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Thats what i ordered, seems reasonable enough but i'm thinking i might need a conroe after reading some of the posts in this forum, lol... So if i do go that route which is the best motherboard/conroe combo which is cost effective and has max overclocking ability available?

A motherboard with onboard sound would be good too as i'm not going to fork out more for a soundcard.

By the way, this is probably a dumb noob question but with the 19inch widescreen monitor i oredered, will it play games in full screen because iv'e never had one and don't know!!

Finally anything else i should add to the above system?

Thanks!!

 

[Ku-sama]

processor looks over priced somewhat....

where are you ordering from?

 

[ckfordy]

Everything on that list looks overpriced. is this in USD or canadian dollars and where are you ordering from and you should go with Conroe it will be alot better.

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

i bet its canadien because the x-530 speakers on newegg are 59.99 in american

 

[holyjunk]

Also, the 512mb on the video card is not worth it. Get a 256mb version.

 

[insaneazian]

The corsair 2GB seems a bit much for that lvl of set up, I'd go for the C4 version except in (2x512MB) form

 

[diduknowthat]

$245 for a 7600GS!? Canadian dollar for not, that's WAY overpriced..

 

[Krang]

lol it's in Australian dollars and money isn't that much of a concern to me currently as i'm making quite a bit of money on betfair.com , lol. Just need tips on getting a good setup...

 

[Krang]

Also, the 512mb on the video card is not worth it. Get a 256mb version.

Yeah but the price of the version you suggested is only 50 dollars less then the bigger one, so it's not worth it.

 

[Krang]

Anyway can anyone suggest a good motherboard with plenty of options to support the Conroe E6600 (The other 2 Conroes look massively overpriced for such a small increase or prehaps they are worth it?) that supports SATAII and DDR2.. ?

 

[holyjunk]

Yeah but the price of the version you suggested is only 50 dollars less then the bigger one, so it's not worth it.

Realisitcally not really. For that much of a price differance or even if there was a $20 differance I still wouldn't get the 512mb version. For the extra $50 you are spending you could get something better for the same price. Tell us where you are ordering from or give us more cards in that price range.