Final list - criticism appreciated

[portal]

CASE: Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
GRAPHICS: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 - Retail
MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
PROCESSOR: Intel Xeon E3110 LGA 775
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
PSU: Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-550VX -
OS: Windows Vista 32-Bit
CPU FAN: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail and Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
MONITOR: Acer P223Wwd Glossy White 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
DVD: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM

Plan on overclocking the E3110 to sync with memory. Somewhat tight budget, and I feel pretty confident with this list as a first time builder.

 

[Shocking]

I like it, not really familiar with the processor but other than that it seems nice. I might also add that if you're going vista why not make it the 64 bit version in case you feel like upgrading in the near future? Also 2gb of ram isn't much anymore, it doesnt seem like anyway.

 

[portal]

xeon E3110 = c2d E8400

 

[portal]

Just ordered my Xeon E3110. Wish me luck.

 

[pokemon]

If you have room in the budget, look at upgrading the case. Not that the Rosewill case you have pick out is bad, but you tend get attached to your case quickly after building (at least I did ). For $40 you can find some really nice ones that are usually more fun to build with and fun to upgrade, if you had upgrades in mind later on. The Cooler Master RC690 is a very nice case, Antec might have some of the 180 series cases on sale. Otherwise Thermaltake's Soprano was an awesome case to build in.

If you like the simplicity and no-frills look, which most of those cases are (just more expensive, better cooling, and fun to build in), then I would not want to influence your decision. Just give it a thought, the biggest regrets I've had in regards to building a computer, have been the case. Otherwise, I think you will be very happy with your build ! Let us know how the monitor works out as well! I'm looking at getting two of the 20" Acer's later on.

 

[lunyone]

I'd drop the x38 mobo and go with a p35 one. It'll serve you well and save you a bundle over the x38 mobo's. This $ could be put into a 8800 gts (g92) or even a 3870x2 GPU. I'm also with Pokemon on the case. The Antec 900 is on sale right now for $80 after $40 MIR, so that would be a steal to get.

Mobo - $90 shipped!!! OC's well and is highly rated!! It's $117 cheaper than your selection.
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

GPU - $257 - $30 = $227!! $27 more than your selection. It's also better than the 8800gt that you selected and has a dual slotted cooler. The 8800gt doesn't have very good cooling, because of the single slotted cooling solution.

GPU - $428 It is about $228 more than your selection, so I don't know if this will blow your budget or not. It's the best single GPU solution right now. This might change when the next nVidia's come out, but will probably be cheaper than too.
DIAMOND 3870X2PE31G Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103052

So if it was me, I'd go for the Antec 900 case and the 8800gts (g92) together. This combo will last you longer and cooler and probably be cheaper. Just something to consider.

 

[boonality]

I would change the following:

Hard drive, drop the 7200.10 and pick up a 7200.11
Memory, get a 2x2GB for 4GB, the price difference is negligable.
OS.. go 64 bit.

Other than that, looks good