Getting a new [budget] rig, any suggestions?

[Griffmann]

I'm building my own computer for the first time since my old one went to crap on me. I tried keeping the price under $700 as I won't need a massive amount of gaming power. Here's what I have so far:

Motherboard $129.99:
Newegg.com - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CPU $164.00:
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

Video Card $94.99:
Newegg.com - EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Case $49.99:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU $109.99:
Newegg.com - ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB - Retail

Ram $52.99:
Newegg.com - Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail

Total: $601.95 + $50 Tax + $30 shipping = $688.36

Regarding the motherboard, the reason I got that one was because I thought I needed two PATA slots (I'm using my HDD and optical drives from my old computer), but it turns out I'd only need one. If I decided to change it I have no idea what I'd switch to for a similar price. Also it looks like my motherboard only has a north bridge, will no south bridge be a problem?

For the CPU it's been suggested to go with a E6320 rather than a E3600. Only $1 more for more power. Would there be any downside?

Anyone see anything else that won't be compatable or anything like that?

 

[BossBorot]

do you live near a fry's?

 

[RIG RIDER]

Motherboard $99.99= GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3, free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128042

CPU $164.00:
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

Video Card $94.99:
Newegg.com - EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Case $49.99:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU $109.99:
Newegg.com - ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB - Retail

Ram $52.99:
Newegg.com - Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail

Total= $651.95 (Put the $49.05 on a better V-card, or more storage)

 

[Hazaro]

The E6320 is the same just with extra 2Mb of cache.
It's worth it to spend the extra $15 on RAM to get a 2gb kit and $50 on video card (7900GS) to enhance your performance so much...

 

[Valkillmore]

I'm with Hazaro on the e6320 and w/ Rigrider on the DS3 mobo. If you don't game the 7600GT should be more than adequate, but you may want to consider the EVGA 7900GS (@ Newegg) for $130 after MIR which would be a HUGE improvement for $35. If you don't need the graphics, at least go with a 2GB kit as it is the standard IMO.

 

[Griffmann]

Any good recommendations on a 2GB kit of Ram?

I wouldn't say I'm a huge gamer. Before my old computer crashed I was running GeForce 6800 GPU and that was handling every game I wanted to play fine. If the 7600 GT is just slightly better than my old 6800 it should be fine.

Edit: Ok I just switched some things.

New motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042

New ram:
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590


Does anyone see anything that doesn't match up? As far as I can tell everything should be compatible, but I only know the basic stuff to look at.

 

[RIG RIDER]

How about G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
for $80.99 Shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098