Advice and suggestions please! New PC Build!?

New pc build, advice and suggestions welcome! Budget-- $800, + mail in rebates. All prices from Newegg.com





SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM


Item #: N82E16827151171


Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy








$24.99





Rosewill TU-155 II 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail


Item #: N82E16811147117


Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


-$20.00 Instant








$74.99





Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5'; Internal Hard Drive - OEM


Item #: N82E16822136320


Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy





$69.99





EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail


Item #: N82E16814130433


Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy


-$10.00 Instant


-$49.99 Saving


$20.00 Mail-in Rebate








$155.00





SIGMA SHARK SP-635 635W ATX12V V2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply - Retail


Item #: N82E16817226002


Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy


-$10.00 Instant


$10.00 Mail-in Rebate





$79.99





Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM


Item #: N82E16835100007


Return Policy: Consumable Items Return Policy





$8.99





Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AA800 - Retail


Item #: N82E16820148163


Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy





$24.99





MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


Item #: N82E16813130185


Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy


$10.00 Mail-in Rebate





$84.99





Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail


Item #: N82E16819115037


Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy





$167.99





MASSCOOL 8WA741 92mm Ball CPU Cooler - Retail


Item #: N82E16835150082


Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


-$2.00 Instant





$18.99





Subtotal: $760.90


Tax: $62.77


Grand Total: $840.06 (plus shipping)Advice and suggestions please! New PC Build!?
That looks like a pretty solid build. You might want to look at some of their pre-built systems first, though, because quite often you can get a better deal that way. A couple months ago I bought a fast quad-core system with 6 gb RAM for $800. The downside to that is you might not get exactly the brand components you want.





Nothing against building your own, though. It's fun and gives you a sense of satisfaction. Either way, have fun!Advice and suggestions please! New PC Build!?
if you're with 32bit windows xp, then the ram will probably be fine, but if you're using vista 64bit, then get 4gigs. ddr2 ram usually works best in pairs.
You did not mention an operating system without which all of this tech is completely useless.
Sounds solid, but you might want to go with a 2x2gig RAM set up. 2 Gig is barely the minimum for today's gaming rig.