My (almost) final build

[ssp]

case: Cooler Master - Mystique 631
psu: SEASONIC S12 Energy+ 550 W
motherboard: Asus - P5B DELUXE/WIFI-AP
cpu: Intel - Core 2 Duo E6600
ram: Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G DDR2 1024MB 800MHz CL5 *2
gpu: Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M
hd: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 - 320 Gb - 7200 RPM - 16 Mb - SATA-II
dvd: Samsung DVD 18x WriteMaster SH-S183A
sc: Creative - Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
lcd: LG TFT 20" L204WT-SF

I considered buying the seasonic 650w instead of 550w, but maybe that would be a waste of money (I don´t plan to do sli or crossfire)
I also considered buying a wd raptor 150gb to go with the seagate, but then again... money
I'm not sure about the need for that sound card although I kind of like the idea of it
And finaly, the dvd drive I choose is sata, I don´t know if it's worth it, but the price is about the same as other drives

I thank you for any feedback

 

[bberson]

The Mystique is the same case I have chosen for my next toy, after a month of agonizing about it, so no complaints there.

The P5B Deluxe has good sound on-board so if you want to save some money you could definitely leave off the Sound Blaster.

You should be able to find less expensive RAM than Kingston unless you're looking for unusual bits like ECC.

Pick a power supply size that allows you some headroom for any upgrading you think you might consider over the planned lifetime of this box.

Nothing wrong with SATA optical nowadays, and it'll keep cabling easier.

-Brad