First Build Help!!!!!

[Ragnarok]

I'm building my first computer to take to college this fall. I'm on a $1,000-$1,300 budget. I would like to stay near the $1,000 mark. I've done some research and extensive looking and have come up with the following parts.

Case
Name: Aspire XCRUISERBK Black Mid Tower
Price: $59.99
Number of Drives Supported: 10
Cooling Fans Included: 2
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=19896975

CPU
Name: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor
Price: After 10/24...$175.00
Speed: 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
L2 Cache: 1 MB
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=20173454

GPU
Name:eVGA e-Geforce 7600 GT KO
Price: $165.00
Core Clock: 580 MHz
Memory Clock: 1500 MHz
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=19408832

HDD
Name:Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB
Price: $99.00
Cache: 16 MB
Capacity: 320 GB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=19777096

MoBo
Name:ABIT KN9 SLI
Price: $120.00
FSB: 1000 MHz
http://stores.tomshardware.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=21196068


As you can see I have not figured out what ram, moniter, powersupply, or optical drives I plan on getting. If you could please help me by listing any suggestions that would be much appreciated. And if you could tell me if I could change any of the above items that would be appreciated as well .

Thank you,
Ragnarok

 

[The_Prophecy]

Using Newegg.com as a reference, here are my suggested changes:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ <--- I know this is clocked lower, but it has double the L2 cache. If you really want more speed, just overclock it.

RAM: Corsair XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2-800 <---- If you can afford it, get the 2GB set

Mobo: Asus M2N-E <---- No point in getting an SLI board if you're not going to use it.

Everything else looks good.

 

[Ragnarok]

Thanks for the imput.

If anyone else has any suggestions, they would be welcomed.