$1500, no KVM, College rig

[InorganicMatter]

Going into College, need a rig that I can depend on. The KVM I will be getting later, so that isn't in this budget. My current rig is unsalvagable, so let's just say I need everything including the PSU and case. I will live with my parents the first few years of college, and the computer is in the family room, so the case needs to be nice looking without a lot of "bling-bling". I am a heavy gamer, and will probably get back into movie encoding once I get this new rig. Speaking of which, this rig needs a video input card thingy (don't know what they'r called). No All-in-Wonder cards, I need one (possibly two) dedicated card(s) that have reasonably high quality.

Side note here, how does this look for my KVM:

Viewsonic G90FB (19" flat CRT)
Logitech MX518
Microsoft Multimedia keyboad (i like split keyboards)

 

[compslckr]

how about this system that a guy 2 posts down from you built for $1600 including the keyboard and everything.

CPU- 3000+ Venice OEM with freezer 64 cooling HSF + arctic silver 5 (maybe get an xp-90 HSF)
Mobo- Epox 9nPa+ Ultra Nforce4 Ultra mobo (maybe look into the DFI boards)
Ram- 2 GB Crucial PCI 3200
Graphics- Connect3d Radeon X800XL PCI-E (230 bucks shipped, not bad, missed the better deals earlier

) (you could also look into the 6600gt/6800 gt series from nvidia)
Sound- Audigy 2 ZS
Speakers- Klipsch Pro media 2.1
Monitor- Samsung 990Df 19'' CRT
Mouse- Razor Dback Gaming mouse
KEyboard- Seitek Gamers Keyboard
200gb samsung 7200rpm
NEC DVD burner
Lite-On DVD rom
Floppy
Cheapy raidmax case with 6 fans.
450watt thermaltake psu