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[Chooseme]

Please help. My guy is building his first system and I know he has done some research but I'm nervous that he doesn't have it all right. Also, it seems that he is spending a lot of money!
He already bought a 40 GG 7200 Maxtor drive and a cd player. He is planning to buy everything else from newegg.com tomorrow.
This is the list:

Enermax, FS-710B. BLACK, 10-Bay, Enermax 330W P-4 PS, Server Tower Case ATX. 4 X 5.25" Bays, 2 X 3.5" Bays, 4 X 3.5" Hidden. Enermax EG351P VE(2 BB Fans) (AMD Recommended power supply.) 3 Fans installed. Dimensions: W205*D473*H522 (mm). $99.00
MITSUMI D359M3 FDD 1.44MB 3.5INCH - OEM $9.00
Samsung Original DDR333 PC-2700 512mb CAS2.5 - OEM $155.00
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP VIA KT333 5P1A3D RAID LAN RETAILSocket A $117.00
AMD Athlon XP 1800+/266 FSB - RETAIL $118.00
Windows XP Home Edition OEM Full Version $88.00 (nonrefundable)
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR AGP RETAIL $160.00
Anti-Static Wrist Strap. $5.00

Subtotal » $751.00
Shipping and Handling Charge » $ 42.12
Grand Total » $ 793.12

Does he have it right? Is this all necessary (couldn't we cut costs anywhere?)

Please help! Thanks!!!!

 

[MustISO]

Is it necessary? well, that depends on what you want the system for. If he's using it for internet and word processing then it's way too much but for a game machine, it's good. You could get a slightly cheaper video card and cheaper memory but he's selected good parts.

 

[Chooseme]

He has Quake but I would not call him a real gamer...He will most likely use it the most for digital photography stuff. I don't want to discourage him but if it is more than he needs, is there anything you could suggest that might help reduce the cost? Or should I bite the bullet and let him go crazy? Its just that I know each additional add on is going to creep up. I know he is going to want or maybe need a new printer. The monitor that we have is good but old. I don't even know if it will work in the new machine. This is too stresful.

Sorry for sounding like such a nut job. What do you think we should do?

Thank you.

 

[WarCon]

That system he has put together seems pretty decent to me. I don't think he has really gone overboard on anything. He might save a few dollars on a cheaper mobo and memory, but he wouldn't be saving that much. Video card is a decent choice, considering high end cards (gaming) are around $400 bucks right now and the one he picked will support everything thats out right now very well.

He did ok.

 

[BD231]

Great little setup, looks well thought out. Very cost effective if you ask me.

 

[Yossarian]

Eight hundred for a near top of the line system is quite reasonable.