new build advice

[EA575]

Hi, I'm new here and I'm thinking about building a new PC. I don't really have a budget, but I don't want to spend too much money. I'm a retail buyer so I don't use newegg. Here is what I'm thinking of getting:

Case: Thermaltake - Soprano Mid-Tower Case - Black
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1203815240653

PSU:Antec - EarthWatts 500-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1188560188623

Motherboard: ECS G31T-M Socket 775 Motherboard
http://shop1.frys.com/product/532553...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 - BX80570E8400 - Box CPU - Socket LGA775
http://shop1.frys.com/product/549973...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

HDD: Western Digital - 320GB Internal Hard Drive for Desktops
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1142294266836

RAM: Corsair - 2GB DDR2 Desktop Memory
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1200703058743

Optical Drive: LG 22x Black Bezel Internal Dual-Layer DVD-/+RW Drive
http://shop2.frys.com/product/562906...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Sound Card: Dynex® - 5.1-Channel PCI Sound Card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1110267355627

Video Card: PNY - Verto NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1217029991823

Is this good?

[jdeb]

Looks good to me... what operating system? what is your main use?

[shadowpr]

I would change that motherboard.

Look at an asus. The p5q is popular and highly recomended.

At the same time, you might want to try the onboard audio and drop the sound card.

I also perfer lite-on or asus dvd burners.

[not important]

Same advice as shadowpr except the optical drive..... LG's are very good units but I don't care for lightscribe.
The OEM SATA model, from, Newegg, comes with a good software bundle.
Newegg also has the LS for $23 w/free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136149

[windsleeper]

I don't know what you mean exactly by being a "retail buyer", but newegg has substantially better prices on most of those parts you listed. Just a quick check and I found about $150 in savings at newegg.

Their customer service is very good, they deliver fast and have a good return policy.

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by windsleeper I don't know what you mean exactly by being a "retail buyer", but newegg has substantially better prices on most of those parts you listed. Just a quick check and I found about $150 in savings at newegg. Their customer service is very good, they deliver fast and have a good return policy.

I would agree but sometimes people want to support their local business's. Thank God I do not have a local Computer store in my hood, I would be broke and divorced.

[amdalex]

You don't usually need a sound card as onboard sound on modern motherboards is quite good anymore. I agree with Shadowpr get an Asus P5Q. Here is a nice one- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131295

[EA575]

I'll use this computer for gaming but not too extreme. What I meant by retail buyer is that I only shop in retail stores. I can't shop online because I don't have a credit card or any form of paying online

[EA575]

My OS is XP

[jdeb]

I think it is a nice build, should give you what you are looking for... Nice Job! Have fun building it... Oh you could drop the sound card, the board has pretty good on board sound. If you do decide to still go with the sound card, just don't install the on board drivers.

[not important]

Newegg used to accept Money Orders. It would be worth your time to check.
Give the onboard sound a try. You can always get a sound card later if you aren't satisfied with the onboard.

[EA575]

Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate it.