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need help with new custom built pc

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blitzthejacker

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Sup people. I'm building this $700 system and I need help with the parts. I've never built a computer by myself before but a friend of mine helped me pick out these parts. Let me know what you think of it and any suggestions / criticism / etc.

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130484

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119068

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701

G.SKILL 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model F1-3200PHU1-1GBNS - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231046

Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16826104178

Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153023

SAPPHIRE 100130VIVOL Radeon X800GTO2 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102646


Thanks in advance.
 
Wow, I can't believe I forgot to mention the CPU. It was 4 in the morning though so I was pretty out of it. oh yeah, and I already have an optical drive that I bought a few months ago. Forgot to mention that, sorry.

the CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail: http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16819103535

and I'm likely going to have to replace those 2 gigs of RAM with a single stick of something else. I'm looking at buying a single stick now and then upgrading in the future, but I have a question. If I buy a single stick of Corsair now, can I upgrade with the same stick later and have it run in dual-channel mode? From what I understand, as long as both have the same speed/capacity they should work fine, am I right? Also, I'm buying a ValueSelect stick now (with no heat spreader), would it matter if I got a more expensive XMS with heat spreader later? Would they still be compatible for dual-channel?

Can you recommend a power supply, Atheus? I'm clueless when it comes to the voltage required and all that stuff.

thanks for the replies.
 
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