Need help with system

[rsw]

Hey guys I just wanted to ask some of you experts on whether my pc is all compatible and stuff...

Here's what I'm building...

1 x Antec P160W Anodized Aluminum Super Mid ATX Tower 4X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5INT W/ Front IO Ports & Air Duct
1 x Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0GHZ LGA775 800FSB Prescott 2MB Cache 90NM EM64T HT Processor Retail Box
1 x Intel D915PBLL 915 LGA775 DDR2 ATX 4PCI 1PCI-E16X 2PCI-E1X SATA Sound 10/100 LAN Motherboard
1 x Mushkin EM2 PC2-5300 1GB 2X512MB DDR2-667 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
1 x Acer AL1916W 19IN LCD Black 1440X900 500:1 0.294MM 8MS Analog Monitor
1 x Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 URP2 OEM Single Copy *IR-$13.00*
1 x Samsung Spinpoint P Series 250GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB 8.9MS FDB Hard Drive 3 Year MFR Warranty
1 x PANASONIC SILVER 1.44MB 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT CO 580MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 1.5GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out Video Card
1 x Antec Neo HE380 High Efficiency 380W ATX12V V2.2 Active PFC Power Supply
1 x Samsung SH-W162 16X DVD+-RW 5X Dual Layer DVD Writer Black /W SW OEM
1 x Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard & Optical Mouse Combo Black PS/2 OEM *With System Only*
1 x CREATIVE INSPIRE P7800 7.1 SPEAKERS SYSTEM 90W RMS BLACK

[kram 2.0]

What will you intend to use this build for? Depending on your use, you may want to consider WinXP Home over the more expensive Media Centre Edition.

You do not need DDR2-667 memory - DDR2-533 will do just fine, since you will probably not be Overclocking this system. In terms of hard drives, I suggest Seagate, WD, or Maxtor over Samsung - Samsung makes excellent monitors, but I wouldn't walk into Samsung drives. For opticals, chose Lite-On over Samsung.

kram

[rsw]

Thanks man...is the Samsung drive a really big problem though?

[rsw]

Add..is the power supply good enough?

[Alaron]

Samsung drives, both optical and harddrives, are not the best quality. I agree with kram's suggestions. Switch the hard drive to a Western Digital or Seagate. Also change the DVD Burner to LiteOn or NEC.

I would go for a larger power supply. 380w is a tad too low for your system. A gaming system is not one to use a low power power supply with. I would get an Antec 550w TruePower 2.0 550w power supply.

[rsw]

Can my analog monitor work with my video card because it says dvi out...

And would getting a 2.66 ghz dual core processor be better than a 3 ghz single processor?

[kram 2.0]

You would be much better off getting a 3Ghz Pentium 4 as opposed to a 2.66Ghz clocked Pentium-D. Yes, your analogue monitor will work with the monitor - there should be a DVI to VGA (Analogue) converter that you can use to connect them.

kram