Help/Fix my Upgrades

[MQ]

Hello everyone, I've decided I need some new upgrades/addons to my computer. I use my computer mostly for gaming and I plan to buy BF2 when it comes out so I need to beef up my rig for that.
Here are the components I plan on getting (prices are in Canadian Dollars):

Memory: 512MB PC-3200 400MHz Branded (Hynix/Samsung) $55 - 44.35 (USD) OR
Corsair ValueSelect 512MB PC3200 DDR400 $68 - 54.84 (USD)

DVD Burner: NEC ND3520 (Black) 16x DVD+/-R (OEM) $63 - 50.81 (USD) OR
Pioneer DVR-109 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer oem $69 - 55.65 (USD)

Hard Drive: Seagate 160G 7200rpm SATA 8M cache oem $114 - 91.94 (USD)

Im also planning to get a X800XL but Im going to wait for prices to drop after the next gen cards are released.

Please advice/comment on any changes I should make.

 

[keeleysam]

Corsair, NEC, and nVidia.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I like everything, but I think you should think about getting 1gb of memory, considering how cheap memory has gotten.

Memory - I recommend the corsair
Burner - I've heard great things about the NEC brand
HD - looks good

 

[Venomous]

I recommend a BenQ burner myself. I have had better luck with them and their firmware support is just awesome, nothing hacked, all from BenQ direct.

As far as ram goes, get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231012

 

[MQ]

I think 1.5gb of ram would be overkill because I already have a Samsung pc3200 512mb in my system. That brings me to my next question. Does it matter if I mix samsung with corsair? Will I see a performance increase if I have both sticks from Samsung?
The reason I want to get a X800XL is the price/performance ratio. I know nvidia cards perform better in BF but I want a card which will last me about 2 years in a large range of games.
Im still undesided about the DVD burner. I've heard alot of great things from both brands. Anymore help here?

 

[MQ]

anyone?

 

[SlitheryDee]

Mixing brands "should" work, but they may not work in dual channel.

The x800xl is a good choice.

You could probably pick either dvd burner, just get the one that looks the coolest or something.