Small form factor build

[skunkboy72]

I will be attending RIT next fall (props to the guy who asked about the laptop) I hate laptops though and will be buying a mATX box for in the dorm and going to LAN parties or something like that. Main uses will be school work(microsoft office), computer gaming, internet browsing, and as a place to store my music. I'm looking to spend somewhere in the ball park of $1000-$1500 on the box with about $500 for peripherals and extras.

Here is my build as it stands right now, any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

CPU:
E8400 I'm still a little hung up on going duel or quad core.

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L I don't really know much about mATX boards, is this sufficient?

Video Card:
Radeon HD 4850

Power Supply:
Corsair 520HX

OS:
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

RAM:
2 x 2GB DDR2 800 of CORSAIR

Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG HD103UJ

DVD Drive:
SAMSUNG

Sound Card:
X-Fi Fatal1ty

Case:
Thermaltake Lanbox

Monitor:
Does anyone know of some light weight monitors?

total:
$1,358.41

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Is the sound card really needed?

Other than that it looks good. Gigabyte makes good motherboards.

 

[DSF]

Depending on what your overclocking goals are, if any, you may want slightly faster RAM. I would stick with dual core for your usage, and it looks pretty good overall. May want an aftermarket cooler if you do overclock.

 

[WoodButcher]

The ASUS P5E-VM HDMI is the best MATX board I've had yet. I've had 2 Gigabyte MATX, sold one and my son uses the other. I wasn't impressed with the OC at all. I've also got an MSI, an Asus P5K-VM that I smoked, a P5LD2-VM and a few other lesser MATX on the storage shelves but this one really shines. Here is the build thread. I don't use a sound card with this either.