New Build, Please Help! Thanks

[TORichards9585]

Im looking at building a gaming rig, i also do video editing/dvd burning. I want to do it as cheap as possible, I dont really wanna go over $1000. So if you know of cheaper components that wont effect the quality, please let me know.

Its just the box, not the complete system.

Here are the components Im looking at getting. I need to know if they are good choices, or if there are better alternatives around my price range? and I also need to know if all of the components are compatible with each other?

**=things i have edited.

Case - Thermaltake XASER, Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133154
$150

Power Supply - Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, FCC CLASS B, CUL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931
$90

**Motherboard - ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131524
$115

**Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103603
$201

Ram - CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440
$70

**Video Card - ASUS EN6800GT/2DT/256MB Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121192
$229


Total so Far = $855


Any help would be Extremely Appreciated!!

[blue60007]

Well, that's an expensive case - but, it's your money.

That's not really the best quality motherboard out there, an ASUS A8N-SLI would be a better choice. You could probably drop the sound card and try the onboard sound first, unless you have a very good set of speakers, you may not notice the difference. You can always get a sound card later.

I wouldn't mess with water cooling, it's not really necessary - unless you really want to. I haven't heard good things about that kit though. Personally, if you drop that, you can upgrade the CPU to a 3500+ or 3700+ and the video up to a 6800GT at least.

You'll need an unused copy of Windows (one copy per computer), which I'm assuming you have.

FDD = Floppy Disk Drive
You won't need a modem if you don't use dial-up.

Oh, and I believe the A8N-SLI has Firewire onboard, which would eliminate the need for the extra card. And there's onboard USB and LAN as well.

[Panama Red]

Please keep this in one thread.