Final touches! Any input?

Ok, Im going to buy a cheap, small and preferably not too noisy computer, here is what I have come up with so far:


Antec NSK1380 (350W)
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (2,5GHz) Socket AM2 65W Box
Samsung SpinPoint T166 HD321KJ 16MB 320GB
2x2 GB 6400 memory
External DVD (from my old laptop)
WindowsVista



I have been looking at two graphic cards which are just about the same price-

Sparkle Geforce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 Cool pipe (SF-PX86GT256D3-HP Cool-Pipe)

and

Sapphire Radeon HD2600XT Ultimate Dual-DVI 256MB

Is there any reason why I should by one of these rather than the other? (Same price, both passive). Does one of them require more power? Will they fit?

Also, I think I've read some rumors that a new 9600 will be released in a week or so, would that effect the price of these cards? (I'm not going to start working on the computer until the beginning of mars anyway.)


Anything else that I should think of before I buy this rig?
Any input appreciated!!

/L

I would wait for the NEW 9600 to come out, that will drop prices on GPUS, I would even throw in the extra few dollars to get a 8800GT, (G92) they run alot cooler, and they can overclock well. Well worth the money. I have a zotac 8800gt (700mhz)factory overclocked, and it runs well. got it at allstarshop.com for $244.00

Why do you need/want a small box computer? The cooling isn't the best for overclocking. I would drop the memory down to 2x1gb and get some of the Crucial XMS for about $35AR instead of paying around $100 for 2x2gb.

If these are the prices for your components then you could probably do better:
Case and PSU - $100
Video Card - $100
Processor - $90
HD - $75
Motherboard - $75
Memory - $90
Vista 64 bit - $112

You are looking at $650+ for a kind of low end system.

I would go for something like this:

DVDRW - LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail Item #: N82E16827106057 $29.99

Case - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811119068 $49.99

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item #: N82E16822148262 $69.99

Video Card (same as before) MSI NX8600GT-TD512EZ GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814127310 $84.99

PSU - Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153023 $39.99

RAM - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231098 $44.99

Motherboard - ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813127031 $89.99

CPU - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2160 - Retail Item #: N82E16819116036 $74.99

Vista - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116204 $111.49
Subtotal: $596.41 - $62 MIR = $534 + $24 shipping.