What's your opinion? Suggestions please.

[udangstar]

I'm getting a new computer by the end of this year and this is the items that i've choosen.
I just copied and pasted this from a computer store's price list.
OR should i get a AMD64 and drop some good RAM and mobo? Suggestions are welcomed

AMD Barton 2500+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe nForce2/ DDR400 /8XAGP /Sound /GigabitLan
Kingston 512MB PC3200 DDR-400 X2
ATI Radeon 9600Pro 256MB/8X/DX9/DVI/TV-out
160.0GB Maxtor D/MAX 7200rpm SATA150 8MB
Philips 17" 107S Flat Digital Monitor
Sony 52x32x52x IDE Internal Power Burn Proof White
ENLIGHT 420Watt True Power with 2 Fan
ATX Enlight Casing 300watt Power Supply & 1 Fan + Front USB

I do overclock,but not to the limits.
I play games(doh~)
I do loads of picture editing,movie watching,internet surfing blablabla crap...

 

[DaveSimmons]

Did you look at thread #1 in this forum? Suggestions for different budget ranges there, but if you're really in "North Carolina, Malaysia" you won't be able to buy from newegg.com like all good Americans should.

 

[cheesehead]

I would go with a VNF3-250 (70$) and a Sempron 3100+ (100$). It can overclock farily well, and beats the pants off of an OC'd 2500+ at stock speeds. You lose gigabit ethernet, but it's a small price to pay for all the nifty features of the NF3-250 chipset. Kingston RAM is nice, but you can get 2x 512mb sticks of Patriot DDR500 (for overclocking) for about 180$. This will let you run the RAM at 500mhz, while turning down the multiplier if need be. A better graphics card is another good idea; a 9800 Pro (180$ if you look) or the faster 6600GT (soon to drop to 200$) will let you get a bit more out of your system. A Samsung 160gb drive (90$) is a better idea, because of the lower price and lower noise. Lastly, look into a better power supply-Enlight is, to my knowlege, not the best available. (you can get a 400W coolmax for 40$, and an Eagle ATX mini-server all aluminum case for 25$.). Lite-On burners are at least as good as Sony's, but a fraction of the price.
Does this help?