Can I get some second opinions on my build please?

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rjwilley

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Was looking for a good system for around $1500. After a little research here's what I came up with:

CPU - Intel core 2 duo e6400
Mobo - ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
PSU - Antec TruePowerII 550 watt
Case - Aspire X-Cruiser
Hard drive - WD raptor 150GB
Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800
Video Card - Sapphire Radeon 1900XT 512mb
DVD writer - already have

So what do you think? Anything I should change?

Two Questions on this setup.
1. Is that power supply enough for this rig(heard the radeon 1900s can suck up a lot of juice)
2. I've heard a lot of good things about the eVGA 7900GT KO as well. How does this card compare to the one I have listed above?
 
I'm pretty much only good with video cards, and I've heard some bad things about the 7900. I'm pretty sure the X1900 dominates the 7900 in the benchmarks and performance wise, stick with ATI babe :)
 
MSI specifications for the X1900 series rules while Sapphire is a good make too. Asus has good support along with updated features over other makes. WD make great hard drives. The Raptor will scream if you get Windows running on it good. And the memory and supply are good too. In fact I intend to swap the TP II 480w out and store as the unneeded backup to the TP II 550 just bought.
 
psykedOut said:
I'm pretty much only good with video cards, and I've heard some bad things about the 7900. I'm pretty sure the X1900 dominates the 7900 in the benchmarks and performance wise, stick with ATI babe :)
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I've heard quite a few complaints on the 7900 model at differents places. Many are now looking at the X1900 series cards.

leetkyle said:
With specs like that, you should consider getting the E6600!
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Apparently ATI is getting the favorable review here.
 
Isn't there a limitation with the 975x chipsets?? I read somewhere that they support 667 DDR2 rather tahn 800 DDR2 like the P965 chipsets because the P965 chipsets have a more advanced south bridge.
 
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