Building a cheap system, a little help needed

[dwd3885]

I'm trying to build a system for video editing/audio editing, etc for real cheap. I do not need a case but I do need a monitor as well. My budget is no more than $700, though I might go the route of Dell to get the monitor, since I can use my credit account...maybe.

So I decided against going with a prebuilt system because I wanted to customize things to my liking. I can get all these parts for $485 including shipping at newegg. What do you think?

NEC 16X DVD±R $37.99
WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $65.99
COOLMAX CP-500T EPS12V 500W Active PFC Power Supply $54.99
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Unbuffered $76.00
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMF Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $98.50
Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core,EM64T Processor Model BX80551PE2666FN - Retail $129.50

 

[heero884]

your choice of parts arent bad but if you wont be doing any overclocking may i suggest ordering from dell? my friend was able to get a 2.8ghz pentium D with 1gb ram, 160gb hdd, dvd-rw drive, and a 20.1" lcd for 600 shipped. just something for you to consider..