Critique my sub $600 build

[JonnyBlaze]

Rosewill R103A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply - Retail 29.99

ECS NFORCE4-A939 (1.0) Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 55.99

eVGA 256-P2-N549-TR Geforce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 116.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800IAA5CU - Retail 152.99

Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model 104.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 79.99

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM 29.99

Its actually for my nephew. He cant afford a Conroe system so I put this together for him. He has mouse / kb / monitor.



Comes to $569 from the egg. Hows it look?

 

[keeleysam]

can you edit the prices in?

 

[JonnyBlaze]

done. i want to get it all from the same place tho so dont worry about if somethings a little cheaper somewhere else.

 

[happy medium]

ahh, give him a 7600gt for 30 bucks more

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
Rosewill R103A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply - Retail

I'm not sure about this. The power supply is going to be risky, you see. One of my favorite combinations is the FSP ATX350-PA and AMS CF-1089BK. Together they're $80, but they'll be a heck of a lot more reliable. Besides, I doubt that Rosewill has the 24-pin connector you'll need.

ECS NFORCE4-A939 (1.0) Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

You need an AM2 board to work with the CPU you picked out. I suggest the TForce4 AM2 (a combo with the X2 3800+).

eVGA 256-P2-N549-TR Geforce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

I actually don't know a whole lot about video cards, but from what other people have said you'd probably be better off with something like the PowerColor X800GTO 256MB.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800IAA5CU - Retail

Good choice.

Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PSD1G400KH - Retail

You need DDR2 for AM2. Try the PQI Power Series 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-667.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

This is fine, but personally I'd save the ten bucks and just get a Samsung Spinpoint P SATA/3.0.

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM

A slightly less expensive drive is the Samsung SHS162LBEBN, and it supports lightscribe and DVD-RAM.

Its actually for my nephew. He cant afford a Conroe system so I put this together for him. He has mouse / kb / monitor.

Comes to $569 from the egg. Hows it look?

My suggestions come to $578.08 shipped.