First PC Build

[krpmit]

Hello, I plan to build my first PC later this month. The primary uses will be for home office, CAD work and light gaming. I also plan to add a TV-tuner card in the near future for recording TV, etc. like a media PC; I already have XP Pro for my operating system. My budget is $900-1000 and I have chosen the parts below. I would appreciate any feedback with regards to component compatibility and any necessary things I have missed (or excessive things that I don't need). Thanks for your help!


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4400 - Retail

COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply - Retail

Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/2G - Retail

EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-06 - Retail

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail

Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Logitech X-530 70 watts RMS 5.1 Black Speaker System - OEM

No FDD.

[Alaron]

Welcome to PCMech. That list is very solid. My only suggestion is a new power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954 Cooler Master is too light on the rails.

[perkster]

welcome to the forums.

i would go for a corsair 520W HX power supply better brand in PSU and you dont want to cut back on that part.

The motherboard you pick is ok but better to go for ASUS p5k as it is more future proof.

kingston are ok but had some issues lately, better to go corsair value select 667 ram.

the hard drive you picked out think you can get 70gig more for about $10 more with the seagate 7200.10 320gb model which is better.

with a decent motherboard you wont need a sound card, the onboard audio is very good.

I think if you are doing CAD and have budget for it a better processor may help, maybe the E6600 which is pretty cheap right now