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Building a new computer, please look at the specs. Any thoughts?

JarrettNZ

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PC Case - CHIEFTEC Server Chasis (Mini Tower) Model DH-01W
Motherboard - EPOX EP-8KHA+
Processor - AMD Athlon XP 1700+
Hard Drive - Maxtor Diamond Plus 60 GB (already have this)
Memory - CRUCIAL 512 MB PC 2100 DDR RAM
Video Card - ATI Radeon 8500
Video Capture Card - TV Wonder Retail
Sound Card - SB Audigy
Speakers - Logitech Z560
NIC - Belkin Network PCI Card (already have this)
OS - Windows XP Home
Keyboard - Microsoft Office Keyboard (already have this)
Mouse - Generic
CD-RW - Lite On 40X12X48
DVD - LITE-ON 16X <--- Not sure about this
Floppy - Generic (already have this)

I am building a new computer and I wanted to hear some opinions/suggestions. Did I forget anything? Should I change anything? I plan on buying a larger hard drive down the road, but I can't even seem to fill up the current one. Any helpful comments or suggestions are welcome.
 
See, I knew I would miss something! lol I actually just left it off the list. I am guessing that a 400W would be better than getting just a 350W? Is sparkle a good brand? I found one on ebay used, but still has a warrenty. I don't plan on spending too much. I would guess less than $1000 for sure. I priced everything on newegg.com and it came to around 800 + 50 shipping. BUt I know a lot of the items I will be buying when they go on sale, or on ebay.
 
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