Need you opinions for this PC setup

[tvega1984]

Hey,
I wnted to get some opinions on this setup for a new PC I'm making. Is it good, bad, does it need something different or more, please tell me what you think.
Thanks

Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe AM2 nVidia nForce 590 SLI X 16 MCP w/2000MHz FSB

AMD Athlon 64 X2 AM2 FX-62 Processor at 2.8GHz

Corsair CMPSU-620HX X Series nVidia-SLI Certified 620Watt Power Supply

2GB Corsair PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz Memory (2 X 1024MB)

500GB S-ATA II 7200 RPM Hard Drive

nVidia GeForce 8500 GT 512MB DDR2 @450MHz, DVI and TV Out

Lite-On Internal LH20A1S SATA 20X DVD+/- RW + CDRW Rewritable Drive

Vigor MonsoonTM II LITE TEC Active CPU Cooling System with Triple 120MM Case Fan

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

[Jimmy0]

First off what is your budget for the build, and what do you plan to do with it (e.g. gaming or just word processing/email)

To be honest with you I really would look at an Intel Core 2 Duo setup right now, as they are better than current AMD builds and you will get more bang for $.

But if you are set on an AMD build, then you will need to note that you need DDR800MHz RAM, not 667.

Also unless you plan to overclock you do not need an aftermarket cooler, and bear in mind that if you do use one it will void your processor warranty.

[tvega1984]

Around $1500 is my budget and I plan to use it mainly for gaming.

Can I ask, why do I need 800MHz ram?

[blue60007]

You don't *need* it but you really should have it. The way AM2's memory controller works you lose performance if you don't use DDR-800...you can use DDR2-667 but you'll lose out on some extra performance.