1000$ Limit, How's my setup look? Suggestions?

[dak0r]

NOTE - EDITED FROM SUGGESTIONS SO FAR--x

CASE
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: Nine Hundred
Item #: N82E16811129021

MOBO--x
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: GA-P35-DS3R
Item #: N82E16813128050


PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6600
Item #: N82E16819115003

VID CARD
SAPPHIRE 100171L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: 100171L
Item #: N82E16814102071

RAM
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
Model #: BL2KIT12864AA804
Item #: N82E16820146565

HD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD2500KS
Item #: N82E16822144701

COOLING
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Model #: ACFZ7-PRO
Item #: N82E16835186134

BURNER
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and Software Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBM - OEM
Model #: SH-S182M/BEBM
Item #: N82E16827151145

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$943.82
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Suggestions? Still looking for PSU to match the box.

 

[emp]

With a $1k budget you could do better than a X1950PRO, and besides that it won't even fit your mobo.... it's an AGP card! you forgot to get a PSU too!

try this see if you like it, I tweaked your list a bit:

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128050
(Newer chipset)

mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146118

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115

Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103941

(Nice PSU and you failed to add a PSU to your list, I power my similar system with the 500 watt unit of the same NeoHE family)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115016

(turned down a notch the CPU in order to have enough budget for the GPU, worth it!)

SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151145

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144417

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071

(Much MUCH better video Card)

Total at $1021, for gaming this system should tear the one you have above (assuming you switched the AGP card for PCI-e)

 

[Kronos76]

Agreed! Sad to say I hate to see you trade the CPU out at the cost of the graphics card but in this case it is well worth it, and if you want you can always upgrade later to quad. One though, have you factored in the cost of the new CPUs come July 22. If you are waiting until than I also suggest waiting on some of the other parts, they may change a few dollars one way or another by that time...

Just some thoughts.

Good Luck

 

[hashbrown]

I second EMP's build, but trading out the CPU is worth it, plus with that motherboard you could overclock that thing through the roof!

 

[dak0r]

Not spending 400$ on a video card alone. That's overdoing it, sure it has DX10 compatibility and all, but it's not all that its cracked up to be. I don't like that brand of ram either. I didn't list a PSU no, agreed to that. MOBO, yeah I didn't even notice that crap, thanks. I really don't want to lower my processor speed either.

Questions, is there a different video card I could get thats better then the current? And can I use Crucial instead? Also, I still kinda want a flash; but not over the top case.

 

[Kronos76]

Regarding the CPU, wait until July 22 and go with the E6750 and save a few dollars, not to mention pick up some extra perforomance.

Link to new prices
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/07-05-15/Inte.jpg

Regarding the Graphics Card here are two you could go with, and the step up program is still good if you want to upgrade later

EVGA 256-P2-N765-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Superclocked HDCP Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130086

EVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130074

 

[dak0r]

Still only 128bit cards there though. Kinda depressing looking at a DX10 card with 128bit.

 

[Kronos76]

The second card I believe was 256, I figured that the 128 would be depressing.

 

[emp]

I once read (somewhere in these forums) that as a rule of thumb one must spend 2x or 3x more on graphics card than on the CPU to have a good, balanced build. Sure you can go for a E6600 (a mere 266mhz more...) and bottleneck the hell out of your system with a crappier card or sacrifice the CPU a bit and have a balanced system. your call.

Hell... you are not even sacrificing anything, just set the FSB in the mobo at 300 and you get the same speed as an E6600 + the incredible 8800 performance. And for the record, even if you don't care that much for DX10 they are still amazing DX9 performers, that's why Im getting mine in the first place.