Need help on building a multimedia PC

[tekghost]

need help on building a multimedia PC
Im going to a a local company to build my pc in a few weeks and
my budget is about 1500$CAN
im just wondering what my best options would be.
This pc will be for video encoding,sound recording, and gameing i would like tv-out
so i can watch movies on the bigscreen from my computer.
I have a general idea but nothing set in stone so if you could help me out and give me a few ideas that would be great.

new system:
cpu options:
P4 530 3.0GHZ HT 1M 800FSB S775 T-version CPU (retail) @ $240.00
or
P4 540 3.2GHZ HT 1M 800FSB S775 T-version CPU (retail) @ $285.00
i dont know if it would be worth 45$ more to buy the 3.2 over the 3ghz.

Motherboard:
P5P800 : P4 S775 865PE Dual-DDR 5PCI SATA Audio G-LAN AGP8x ATX @ $123.00
again dont know if this would be the best one to get.

ram: want atleast 1gig of ram type dont know
soundcard: i have my audiophile from my last pc.

video card:
Radeon 9600XT AIW : Radeon 9600XT All-in-Wonder 128M AGP8X Dual VGA w/ remote control ( 100-714120: retail) @ $280.00
i like the fact that it has a remote,and dual monitors
*question* with this vid card will i be able to
have both monitors act as one screen ex. on one monitor move a window to 2nd monitor?
also will this card be able to handel doom3?

harddrive: 200gb seagate
monitor:
Viewsonic E90fb 19" CRT (18.0" VIS) 0.25mm PerfectFlat CRT 1792x1344 (Black) @ $270.00
or
NEC Mitsubishi AS95F Ref: 19" (18.0" VIS) 0.24-0.28mm ClearFlat Shadow-Mask Flat-CRT 1600x1200 @ 76Hz]

case:
Gear A868 BK
Agear: A868-BK: 18" ATX Black Case, w/Window, side-led-fan Fancy Front panel,USB2.0 Rearfan, 480W

 

[Yolner]

No free advertising chief. In business for 15 years and only 23 reseller rating? Ummkay
Poopy reseller ratings

 

[tekghost]

hu? this is the company that is building it.. well i should say putting it together for 25$ that comes with 1year parts/2years labor warrenty

 

[Yolner]

I dont see why you would go with a noname company with bad reseller rating when there are much better places out there. The only possible reason is that you just want to advertise your site.

 

[tekghost]

if there are better then direct me to them
only reason why im dealing with them becase it was through referal and there way cheaper than futureshop ;p
edit:
after reading all the bad reveiws , makes me wonder if i want to have me pc built there.
so if you do know of any other shops in the vancouver area that build custom pc's at a good price, i would love to know

 

[Yolner]

I dont know any places in canada but stay the H*ll away from these guys. 3.47 heat = badddddd

 

[footbal07]

if i were you i would just order the parts myself, get a copy of mce 05, and save yourself the trouble and cost of a third party. i would also consider separate tuner card and video card, say a 9800pro and a pvr 250.

 

[tekghost]

how dose the 9800pro 256m match up to a LEADTEK A400TDH GEFORCE 6800 AGP8X 128MB DDR ?

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Go with an Intel Northwood. I built a P4 3.4c a few months ago, and it's a great system.
Cool temps with a fan, and the parts are available for a good price. Check my sig.