New General Utility Build

[Guiltless]

Hello Guru's,

Looking to build (1st time) a strong general utility machine for Audio, DVD Authoring (from old home movies), some gaming, mostly of the CIV / Myst genre, distributed computing. No intention for LAN gaming or SLI, and probably no OC'ing. Budget $1500, current list below.

- I've heard that the on-board audio for the P5B mobo's may have some problems. Any truth to this? Should I get a sound card?

- Since I'm looking for a wireless mouse/keyboard, will this work during the first power-up or do I need a stock wired mouse/keyboard initially until the OS is loaded?

- Will probably upgrade in a year or so to a new DX10 card, will a 500 W PSU be sufficient?

System
Case: NZXT Apollo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146026
PSU; Antec 500 W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371004
MoBo: ASUS P5B-E http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131070
CPU: C2D 6300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115005
HD: Seagate 320g 7200.10 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148139
Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145098
DVD: Lite-On http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106043
Video: ASUS 7600GT Silent http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121007
Mouse/Keyboard: MS Wireless http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109011
Monitor: ViewSonic 19in http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824116065
Speakers: Logitech 5.1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121006
OS: XP SP2 (have), will also boot to Ubuntu.

Thanks for your time !

[glc]

That all looks good.

The wireless should work on initial if you go through the connect sequence.

I'd get a Corsair 520HX PSU if you want to be ready for a DX10 card.

[newbuilder14]

I agree, that power supply is high quality, but I would prepare for DX10 at this point. If you did not want to prepare for DX10, you can even drop down to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954

[glc]

Or even an XClio 450BL for 40 bucks.

[Guiltless]

OK, thanks for your feedback. I do want to have the ability to upgrade to a DX10 card so will go with the 520W PSU.

Thanks

[Guiltless]

Just wanted to say THANKS to PC Mech - the build was completed without incident and the first power up was a full success! My only change was to go with a SATA HD rather than the IDE that I mistakingly had on the inventory. My only complaint was the case documentation (though the case itself is nice).

BTW, had to borrow a wired keyboard until the OS was installed, then the wireless mouse/keyboard software could be loaded. Wouldn't work until then.

[newbuilder14]

Congratulations on successfully completing your first build.

Some cases don't come with documentation, it can alternatively be found on the manufacturer's website.

[Staren]

That's been one NZXTs few problems from the beginning. They design pretty nice cases, but they are fellow geeks and gamers, and not business people. You can get great support if you go to their forums, but official stuff is hard to come by.