building a new computer - recommendations for parts.

[bakaris]

i'm buying a copmuter in about three weeks, and here's what i'm planning on getting. wondering if there's any reason to change anything, for either performance or compatability issues. the parts that are in brackets are the ones that i considered (and am still considering) getting. the ones not in brackets are the parts i'm leaning towards right now. I have the money for more expensive components, but i'd rather not spend that extra hundred dollars for a small jump in performance. if it's a big jump, that's an entirely different story.

here we go:

EPoX 8KHA+ (MSI's K7T266 Pro2) (nForce?)
athlon xp 1700+ (xp1600+)
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV (Geforce3 Ti200 + Personal Cinema)
lite-on 16x48x dvd-rom
340W Enlight Case Model EN-8341731 ATX-340C
Santa Cruz (Sound Blaster Audigy, Philips Acoustic Edge, Hercules Game Theater XP)
Logitech z560 (Boston Acoustics BA4800, Klipsch ProMedia 4.1)
Thermalright SK6 w/80mm Panaflo


I already got these for the computer (I'm wondering about upgrading the keyboard, mouse, etc. too):
512MB of Crucial pc2100 ddr RAM
cdrw drive (Mitsumi 4804te)
Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm hdd
17" monitor
generic floppy drive, mouse, keyboard.

 

[bustone]

excellent choices. be a shame to waste it on a cheap p.o.s mouse

 

[Athlon4all]

Looks good. Don't bother with nForce b/c you're getting an AGP Video Card, stick with 8500DV, everything looks good from here!