ordering soon, last minute suggestions?

[Ensiferum]

yep, another one of those threads. I'm either gonna order all this tonight or tomorrow, depending partly on what response I get here.

all comments/suggestions are welcome!

Motherboard - MSI K8N Neo4 nforce4 Ultra socket 939 ATX MB /w RAID
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=MS-7125-BULK&AID=10440852&...;CJPID=
$40

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103528
$80

Case (ALREADY ORDERED) - Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147059
$30

PSU - FSP Group 450w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954
$50

RAM - 1gb g.skill ddr 400 ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231046
$100

GPU - XFX 7900GS (525mhz core clock)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150202
$150

Heatsink - Arctic Freezer 64 Pro
http://www.provantage.com/arctic-acfzp64~7ARCT002.htm
$20

Extra case fans - Masscool 80mm
$10

Total = 480$

 

[Ensiferum]

alright, couple things. I know I'm replying to my own questions, but maybe you guys can confirm what my brother, who's a techie, has told me. He said it would be a better idea to get 512x2 ram instead of 1 stick of 1024. The reason I wanted to get 1 stick of a gig is because I want to upgrade to 2 gigs in a few months. He said I should just buy two more 512 sticks and have 4 512 sticks in all. He says 512x2 will go twice as fast as 1 stick of 1024. Any truth behind this?

Secondly, and I'm glad I asked him to review this stuff, I have a vga monitor, not a DVI monitor. No big deal, I can get a DVI to VGA adapter for 5 bucks. My question is, does this affect performance at all, in regards to the video card and/or the monitor?

Thanks a crapload!

edit: heh, I'm too impatient, I went ahead and ordered all the stuff. Hopefully there aren't any incompatibilities. This is my first build.