new AM2 gaming build will it work?

[jackjoson1205]

im building a new pc trying to keep it under $1000 without the monitor

What im going to be doing
-gaming
-photoshop
-surfing the web
-aim

what im not going to be doing
-overclocking
-liquid cooling
-intel
-SLI

the parts

motherboard=$140-ASUS M2N-SLI Delux Nforce 570(i know i said i didnt want to sli but who knows maby down the line after dx10 and it has 3 pci slots)

cpu=$180-$280- AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or the 4800+( the 4800+ is $100 more but i has 1mb cach)

video card-$120 eVGA Gefroce 7600gt 256mb GDDR3(will upgrade after dx10)

ram=$260-CORSAIR XMS2 2gb(2x1gb) 240pin DDR2 800(pc2 6400) dual channle EPP

os-Windows xp 32bit home edition

monitor-20.1'' widescreen benQ lcd monitor

Hard drive=$75-Western Digital 250gb 16MB cach

Disk drive=$33-Samsung black 18x DVd+r 8x Dvd+rw lihtscribe IDE bruner

have a case and a 550w power supply already..

this is my first build and i want everything to be compatable and know if i put it togeather right it will work...

 

[Guest]

If you are going with 570, go ahead and get an ATI 3200 Express mobo, or 590 mobo. They support full x16 speed. The ATI one even runs cooler too.

As for memory, you don't need to spend that much for only 2GB. Get OCZ, G-Skill, maybe even A-Data. Of course Corsair will have better brand name, but is it worth the price? G-Skill has a better performance/price ratio.

Other than that, you look ok from what I can tell. I have that same hard drive too.

I would suggest going C2D with a $1000 budget, but thats up to you.

 

[jackjoson1205]

bump

 

[cdonato]

go for the 590 chipset its got better features such as full pcie x16. check out the asus crosshair, its got 3 pci slots although you will lose 1 if you do go for sli at somepoint.
also look into replacing the stock cooler to cut the temps down. zalman & as5 are always a good combo for that