Revised build.

[redra]

Heres the parts im going to keep:

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616AG
MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model D359M3D/D359M3B


Heres set #1 that I may choose between:

A-Top XBlade AT859A-BK-2-C Black/Silver Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN, 12cm FAN, version 2.0, 2 SATA, PCI Express, 450W Power Supply
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
eVGA 256-P2-N527-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
SILVERSTONE FM121 120mm 2 Ball Case Cooling Fan


And here is set #2:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3120827AS 120GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
XION XION II XON-101 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, FCC CLASS B, CUL
SAPPHIRE 100149 Radeon X1900XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card


I'm thinking of going with set #2. What are your thoughts on the items and if they are all compatible. If you have a suggestion for an item change, please tell me why it is better.

 

[ceewi1]

Agreed. Set #2 looks much better.

 

[redra]

thanks, you think that xion has plenty of airflow to keep the X1900XT at a decent temperature?

 

[Mr.Suave]

ya i agree, set #2 looks better.
and to answer your question, i think so. just make sure you have good airflow and you'll be alright.

 

[redra]

thanks again, you guys have been a ton of help.