Finalizing Build: Please Comment

[Quickster]

Hey all. Been trolling this board for quite some time now so my build may seem pretty bland, but I just want a stamp of approval or input before I go ahead and hit the order button. This is my first build in 3 years:

- ASUS P5B $139.99
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 $181.49
- CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) $199.99 (or CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) for $40 more after mir, although I am not very interested in trying my hand at overclocking)
- SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB $199.99 (or SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB at a savings of $30)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM $79.99
- FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A, 500W $89.99

Please let me know if you have anything to add, change or suggest. Thanks much in advance for any help.

[TimPoet]

Aside from the psu that is exactly what I'm purchasing from newegg tomorrow! Heh!

You are ordering from newegg, right?

[Quickster]

Heh. Yep. Ordering from Newegg. What PSU you going with?

[Quickster]

Also, if anyone could comment, the big thing I am hedging on right now is that I can get a custom package from Dell for about the same price (about $20 more) with the following drawbacks:

- no idea on specs on MB
- 1GB RAM
- GeForce 7900 GS (downgrade)
- No idea on brand of HDD, Mem, or PSU (or wattage)

But:

- One yr tech support
- No assembly necessary (although this is not my first build, any time I build it makes me nervous as to potential problems)

Please feel free to comment on this other possibility, although I am heavily leaning towards building. Thanks again in advance.

[TimPoet]

Mr. Ferrari convinced me to get the Aerocool ZDBA 500W.

You can read about the thread here.

Have fun, I hope to order the parts tomorrow.

Edit:
Quickster, instead of posting twice in a row they prefer you just hit the edit button.

I started this build by checking out Dell but they could give me no specifics on component so I could check the quality which is one of the prime reasons for self building.
You have more control over your rig.
Be your own tech support- heck, you got us and we speak English as our first language- well, the vast majority of us do- you get my meaning....
Besides, it is more fun!
Just do it yourself.

[glc]

The Dell will have the following drawbacks:

Power supply not suitable for any video card upgrade over and above what it comes with.
No bios tweaking available.