Final Custom Build Set Up - YAY or NAY?

[rox1co]

ASPIRE X-CRUISE -BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144151
$65.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535
$190.00

MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491
$87.00

MSI RX800XL-VT2D256E Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127156
$292.00

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
$81.00

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148034
$91.00

NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047
$46.00

Logitech Internet Pro 967450-0403 Black 103 Normal Keys 8 Function keys Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126167
$10.00

Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104178
$40.00

Logitech 980374-0403 USB Connector Premium Headset 350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826106937
$40.00

Razer eXactMat™ Bundle Pak (eXactMat™ + eXactRest™)
http://www.razerzone.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3
$35.00

ViewSonic E70FB Black 17" CRT Monitor 0.25mm diagonal Dot Pitch 15-Pin D-Sub
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116279
$130.00

TOTAL: $1,067.00

good? bad? things i should change?

btw i'm on a budget

 

[joshj]

Only one thing I would change, the card. But, otherwise that's great.

 

[rox1co]

what's wrong with the card?

 

[penguinrusty]

Absolutely nothing, it is an excellent card. I have always liked ATI alot better than nVidia.

 

[XHotxEx791]

Current ATI cards don't support SM3.0, so i don't like them. Get a 6800GT, if possible.
Roger

 

[rox1co]

what's SM 3.0 ?

 

[XHotxEx791]

Pixel Shader 3.0 is required in next-generation games. ATI only has SM2.0 which they call Smart shader HD.
Roger

 

[rox1co]

Pixel Shader 3.0 is required in next-generation games. ATI only has SM2.0 which they call Smart shader HD.
Roger

i only plan on playing CS:S

 

[Lax]

Try and get the specs on the power supply before you buy. Also you might want to read Prae's PSU 101

 

[rox1co]

Try and get the specs on the power supply before you buy. Also you might want to read Prae's PSU 101

yeah i've read that

idk which PSU

but i'm thinking of buying from monarchcomputer.com - their pre-tested and ready-to-run combo deals look pretty nice - even though they cost a bit more

think i should do that?

i rather not put my mobo + cpu together anyways

 

[Lax]

i rather not put my mobo + cpu together anyways

It's easier than you think, and generally is cheaper. Take a glance at the BUILDING COMPUTERS 101.

 

[Praetor]

Pixel Shader 3.0 is required in next-generation games. ATI only has SM2.0 which they call Smart shader HD.

1. Well its actually 2.0b
2. Its not required for next generation games.

yeah i've read that
idk which PSU

There's a suggestion section in the guide

 

[The-Llamalizer]

id just go with an nvidia card

 

[diduknowthat]

check out this psu: http://xoxide.com/ultra-x-connect-400-w-ps-black.html

 

[Praetor]

Thats a 12V@16A PSU ... i.e., crap. Their 500W PSU is rock solid though at 12V@34A