$1000 for desktop build + netbook

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within a week

BUDGET RANGE: $1000 before rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Engineering Productivity (ie MS Office, Matlab, CAD), Games

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.newegg.com (Ideally in one order)

PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: No… Maybe long term when the system becomes dated.

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

CURRENT MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Recently got a fellowship which comes with an allowance of $1000 for computer stuff, so I was thinking that I can replace my 3-year old Inspiron 9400 laptop with a decent desktop (improvement in performance) and netbook (improvement in portability when I need it).

For the desktop, I don’t intend for any future upgrades to this system (except maybe adding a few sticks of RAM) so I am looking for a balanced system that will age gracefully. I think I spec’d out a decent desktop given the discussions I have seen in this forum, but I would like some feedback from you experts on whether there are areas of my build (including the netbook) that I should either beef up or tone down.

Thanks.
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CPU + MOBO COMBO ($178.99 + $7.56 Shipping)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

RAM ($85.99)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail

VIDEO ($144.99)
XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

CASE/PSU ($79.99)
Rosewill Conqueror RPS-01-WB500P Computer Case - Retail

HD ($49.99)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

DVD ($29.99)
HP 24X Multiformat DVD Writer Black SATA Model 1260i - Retail

WIFI ADAPTER ($19.99)
Rosewill RNX-N300 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless-N 2.0 PCI (1T2R) Up to 150Mbps Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key ... - Retail

ADAPTER FOR 2nd 6-PIN PCI ($2.99 + $0.35 Shipping)
LOGISYS AD201 12v Molex to 12V 6Pin Adapter - Retail

NETBOOK + SLEEVE COMBO ($365.98 + $2.16 Shipping)
ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU1X-BK Crystal Black Intel Atom N280(1.66GHz) 10.1" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook - Retail
ECO TREND Black/Gray Embark 10.2" Neoprene Netbook Sleeve with Wrist Strap Model EEMB-GR10 - Retail

NETBOOK RAM ($29.99)
Crucial 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Laptop Memory Model CT25664AC800 - Retail

TOTAL ($998.96)

Thanks El_Capitan.

Is the Crucial DDR3 1333 really faster than G.SKILL DDR3 1600??

Ya, the netbook is mainly for giving me the portability that I need for work and travel, and not for gaming or power-user applications. Its something I will probably use a lot, so I was looking for something worthwhile.

I would stick with the G.Skill, its going to stay a lot cooler with the heatsinks, and it looks a hell of a lot cooler