Well I have decided to build a new system and thought I would see what you said about my specs and if you have any suggestions.

	Product Description	Unit Price	Savings	Total Price
Update	COOLER MASTER Wave Master TAC-T01-E1C Silver All Aluminum Alloy ATX Mid Tower Case without Power Supply - Retail Model #: TAC-T01-E1C In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$129.50		$129.50
Update	MSI K8N Neo4/SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: K8N Neo4/SLI **This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$123.00		$123.00
Update	SAPPHIRE 100600-Red Radeon X800PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM Model #: 100600-Red In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$249.00		$249.00
Update	AeroCool Aero-550W ATX 550W Power Supply - OEM Model #: Aero-550W In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$99.00		$99.00
Update	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail Model #: ADA4200BVBOX **This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$485.00		$485.00
Update	Kingston HyperX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KHX3200ULK2/1G - Retail Model #: KHX3200ULK2/1G In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$191.87		$191.87
Update	SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM Model #: SFD321B/LBL1 In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$7.99		$7.99
Update	Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD2000JS In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$105.00		$105.00
Update	Microsoft K50-00022 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Ergonomics Keyboard - OEM Model #: K50-00022 In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$22.00		$22.00
Update	Logitech Trackman Wheel 904353-0403 Grey 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 TrackBall Mouse - Retail Model #: 904353-0403 In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$25.98		$25.98
Update	LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black - Retail Model #: SOHW-1693S Black In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$48.00		$48.00
Update	LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK - Retail Model #: SOHD-16P9SBLK In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$19.99		$19.99
Update	Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5 **This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model. In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$16.99		$16.99
Update	Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail Model #: 970115-0403 In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$278.00		$278.00
Update	Microsoft Windows XP Professional X64 Edition 1 package - OEM Model #: ZAT-00007 **Software delivered damaged and/or defective may be returned for an identical replacement. In Stock Remove Add item to Cart	$154.95		$154.95
Subtotal:				$1,956.27

Liteon MSI and AeroCool PSU are the qestionable ones in there at first glance. Lite-on burners are questionable at best and a make such as Pioneer or NEC would be a far greater bread winner.

The MSI board isnt too bad, but there are better boards for only a little more $ to shell out...cant think of any in the price range off hand, but makes such as DFI, Asus and Abit are the areas to play in. Also, with the SLi functions on the boad, you would be better off buying into nVidia rather than ATi - or buy a single 16x mobo.

Lastly Aerocool hasnt been a name I've heard a lot of - if at all..names such as Tagan, OCZ or Enermax would be better choice for qaulity of build.

Ideally I would love a Pc Power & Cooling power supply but at 200.00 for a 510 I am not too sure it is in my budget.

You do know that's 64-bit Windows, right? Nothing wrong with that, as long as you know what you're in for.

There are a bunch of threads like this one in which people ask if they should get Win64 or not. If you've already done your homework, ignore this post!

Quote: Originally Posted by Spectrum (here) X64 is not for those who easily give up. Check to see if you have drivers for your hardware before doing anything. Also, programs that require special drivers, like image drives, Alchohol 120%, Nero ImageDrive, Daemon Tools, etc do not work. Check this thread for a compatible image drive program.

Quote: Originally Posted by FunkyFresh You do know that's 64-bit Windows, right? Nothing wrong with that, as long as you know what you're in for. There are a bunch of threads like this one in which people ask if they should get Win64 or not. If you've already done your homework, ignore this post!

Yeah I know it is xp 64. I will have a copy of xp pro also so if there are problems with driver support then I will run xp pro till problems are fixed.

it doesnt look too bad. i would get a different psu like a antec. and you got that ungodly huge processor in my opionion i would get a 4000+ and upgrade to a nvida 7800gtx or a 6800gt or 2 but thats just me....

get rid of that mobo and get a mobo that will make you happy. either a DFI or a Asus mobo.

also, if you are a ATI fan, you might want to look into maybe a crossfire mobo instead and get a crossfire card. otherwise you are kinda throwing money away with that card on a SLI board. if you want SLI tho, i would suggest maybe 2x 6600Gt cards instead and get some real performance out of that rig.

nothign wrong witht hat memory, that is unless you plan on OCing. maybe move into some Geil memory. plenty of reviews on this site for various types, and what they can handle.

i have a silverstone zues PSU that i am pretty happy with. granted it cost about $175. but maybe like the guys above said, move into a PSU thats worth its name. dont skimp out on the PSU.

other than that, fry that mofo