Newegg Newbie Build - Need everything for 1300 USD

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Well I finally filled my shopping cart with everything i think ill need. Its been a pain but I think i've gotten close. This is for a complete build as i'll need everything. Is everything compatable? Would you change anything :confused:

I know i've been asking alotta questions about the p180.... but it seems when I choose the very best of each componant the price starts to get astronomical. So here it is, the 1300 dollar complete build in all its glory. Plz i need opinions this is a ton of cash and im a newb!! :o

Antec Solution SLK3000 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129152

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103937

ASUS P5NSLI Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Intel Edition http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131032

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115005

Arctic Silver ACN-240ML http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835100011

Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220095

BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814143049

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

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/ATAPI DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive Model FA404M BLK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821104104

ViewSonic VA2012wb Black 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824116383

Microsoft S82-00032 Black 105 Normal Keys 16 Function keys Function Keys USB + PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse Included http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16823109139

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16832116056

Subtotal: $1,266.65


But I have alot of questions!

1) is that a decent motherboard?

2) is that decent ram, or should i get something else?

3) artic silver is good to use, right?

4) is this a mediocre video card that would hold me over untill dx10 comes out? play all games etc?

5) how does that dvd burner look? and should i get another optical drive?

6) the monitor! should i get a widescreen or no? for an all-purpose monitor.

7) will this psu pretty much take everything i throw at it?


Thanks a million for any help. I wouldnt know what to get without asking. Thanks in advance. :D
 
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RAM looks good, arctic silver is good, it's better than the cheap white stuff, video card will hold you over, DVD burner is decent, monitor looks sweet, wish I had one, and I would upgrade the PSU to a TruePower 480W or something like that.
 
Calibretto said:
RAM looks good, arctic silver is good, it's better than the cheap white stuff, video card will hold you over, DVD burner is decent, monitor looks sweet, wish I had one, and I would upgrade the PSU to a TruePower 480W or something like that.
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so the truepower 480 is better than the smartpower 500? and im seriously thinking of getting 2 gigs or ram instead of 1 gig now. not sure which kind to look at though hehe

EDIT: ok i changed memory to 2 gigs. seems silly to come this far and get only 2 512's. So thats changed but not sure if its any good. All i have to go on are the newegg reviews and they look good.
 
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