new desktop parts listed.. opinions please

[hsk5025]

these parts will create my vary own home built computer,, please give me ur opinions and advices. btw, all of these parts are to be bought off of newegg.com.

altogether, following costs $1,025.92

thanks,

ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM

SAMSUNG Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive

Logitech 967502-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Value Keyboard - OEM

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400

SAMSUNG 740N-Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor

Logitech MX310 930928-0403 2 tone 6 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM

eVGA 256-P2-N389-AX Geforce 6800GS CO SE 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

TRENDnet TEW-423PI PCI Wireless Adapter

i have cd for win xp. am i missing anything? am i good to go?
thanks again for reading ^^ btw, this pc is mainly for gaming and daily usage.

[glc]

You have done your homework well. If the budget is hardlined at that figure, I'd replace that DVD drive with a Lite-On DVD burner and that Trendnet wireless adapter with a name brand adapter, same brand and type as your wireless router - and defer the sound card till later. The onboard sound will work fine for now.

[MakeYourslf2012]

That looks like a great build. everything looks good to me.

[hsk5025]

Originally Posted by glc You have done your homework well. If the budget is hardlined at that figure, I'd replace that DVD drive with a Lite-On DVD burner and that Trendnet wireless adapter with a name brand adapter, same brand and type as your wireless router - and defer the sound card till later. The onboard sound will work fine for now.

like you said, i think i am going to replace the wireless adapter with a name brand one,,,
do wireless adapter and wireless router have to be same brand?
because this is my first time building my own computer, i sort of forgot/didn't know that there is onboard sound.. so now i get to save some bucks there ><
thanks for ur advice.. btw, why would anyone get separate sound card? does it really make any difference?
another question, after getting all the parts needed for desktop, is builiding a desktop as easy as my friends say it is?
i've been reading how to build a computer on this site and stuff,, and i am gonna try to practice(?) building it with my old computer by taking out hardwares and putting them in again.. is this a good way to learn?

[glc]

They do not HAVE to be the same brand but the configuration is usually easier if they are. Plus, if you have problems and need tech support, you won't have the 2 different companies pointing fingers at each other.

A separate sound card CAN sound better, but try the onboard first.

Do this first before starting to install components in your case:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409