Advice on my new build

[nine2lou]

I wish to use this pc for general use as well as powerfull video editing. Pc will stay in my office. Dont need wireless. No gaming. Want to keep it for 5+ years. Keeping my keyboard and mouse. All else will be new. My list.....

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
$149.95 -$30.00 Instant $119.95

ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$229.99

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$239.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
$275.99

Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader -
$14.99 -$3.00 Instant $11.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
$104.99

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support
-$20.00 Instant $229.99

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEm
$29.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$189.99

Kingston 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
$119.99

TOTAL PLUS SHIPPING: $1507.00

[Kov-Ice]

Welcome to PCMech. For video editing, I'd consider sinking a bit more money into your HDD storage. At the very least, I like to have a separate, smaller drive for the OS and your day-to-day programs, using the 500GB for storage and work space. If you're not interested in gaming, you really don't need a major video card. Video editing is more processor intensive, so you could save a bit there to spend on another big drive for redundancy.