1st Build revised

[T_Bone]

After taking many posts into consideration and after asking several questions I have revised my list of components that I will be putting into my first build.
Here is my revised list:

CASE: Thermaltake Armor Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133154

PSU: Antec TruepowerII 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Socket AM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735

MOBO: ASUS M2V Socket AM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131024

HARD DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

RAM: Cosair XMS2 2GB (2x1GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145589

VIDEO CARD: Leadtek Geforce 7900GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122244

SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178

OS: Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059

OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung 16x DVD+R DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151118


If you see any other improvements that I can make please let me know.

Also my budget is about $2000. I will be waiting for the AMD price drop before I make the purchase of the CPU and/or the MOBO.

Thanks
Travis

 

[pmr]

That system looks pretty cool.

I´d buy two HDD. Like 2x250 Gb...but this is just me. I like to have copies of the most important files, just in case.

 

[T_Bone]

Well I have an external hard drive which I put copies of all my important things on already. So it would be kind of pointless to buy a second hard drive just for that.

 

[pmr]

So, if you dont want an intel system, that one is nice. If I were u, I´d keep it that way.

 

[mesarectifier]

250gb drives are the current best price/size point, if that makes a difference.

Also, you'll need Windows XP Pro to take advantage of that dual-core processor.

Dare I say the 'C' word?

 

[pmr]

Dare I say the 'C' word?

C word? WTF? Today I´m a little slow...

 

[BudgetGamer2006]

You mean the "C" to the "onroe" word?

Nice build man, will shape up nicely.

 

[mesarectifier]

C-O-N-R-O-E, C-O-R-E-2, take your pick.

But yeah, it's going to be a wicked chip, so consider it.

 

[deusex]

I'm personally a nvidia fan, but the X1800 XT (256 or 512vram) has better picture quality than the 7900 GT.

Especially in Oblivion...

 

[Gary_Busey]

Yeah, I'd go with an X1800XT instead of a 7900GT. It's a little faster and the picture quality is better. You'd need to make sure you have proper cooling though, I hear they get a little warm.

 

[deusex]

And a bit loud.......


If you game on a basis, I would recommend a X1900 XT, since you have a 2000$ budget.