First time builder wants tips and suggestions

[usmcwannabe]

Here is my part list, i would appreciate any tips and or suggestions in altering this list, or just a comment saying im good to go
the parts with (am2) are parts that i am considering upgrading the other listing too



RIG
mobo - MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ATX AMD Motherboard
mobo(am2) - MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
cpu - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
cpu(am2) - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
cpu heatsink - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro Cooling Fan with Heatsink
cpu heatsink(am2) - Thermaltake RX Series CL-P0296 92mm CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
ram - CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
ram(am2) - OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
psu - PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Express / SLI
case - Antec Performance I P180 Black Computer Case
optical - NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A / LITE-ON CD Burner Black IDE Model SOHR-5239V BK RT
vid - XFX PV-T71G-UDE7 GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME (520MHz) 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
sound card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
hdd - Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive / Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
floppy - MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive



OTHER
monitor - SAMSUNG 730B Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor
keyboard - DEck Keyboard 82 Toxic
mouse - Logitech® MX™518 Gaming-Grade
speakers - Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker
OS - Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2

[seanarmenta]

if you're going the am2 route, i would suggest using corsair xms2 instead of the ocz. i would also go with the zalman cooler for the am2.

[Alaron]

That list looks good. I would choose an Asus motherboard over MSI. The A8N for 939 or the M2N for AM2.

No need for additional cooling, the retail HSF will be fine. Using a seperate unit will void the CPUs warranty.

Are you planning to use SLI? You can save money with a non-SLI motherboard.

I would switch to an eVGA brand video card, they are a bit higher quality.