Building a PC - Need your help!

[PrometheuSBoxeR]

We'll next year I am going to be leaving for college at Penn State. My major is business, so I am going to need a computer to complete college tasks, and game. My budget is going to be $1200.00-$1700.00 with a monitor. Also I do need a keyboard, mouse, and mousepad. The monitor has to be at least 19", and must be designed for gaming. I want crystal clear image, no shuttering/tearing etc. If at all possible I would like to order everything from Newegg, however for some things I like I don't think its possible. I have done business with them before, they have good support, fast shipping, and relativly fair prices. I have put together a list so far of what I think is best. Although, I have been out of the loop for a few months... I need your help to critique my parts to the best it can be.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112025
- Lian Li PC-61
Price: $110.00

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152
- DFI Ultra-D
Price: $132.00

Powersupply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934
- FSP 500W
Price: $91.00

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539
- AMD 64 3700+ San Diego
Price: $222.00

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102634
- ATI X800 GTO2
Price: $219.00
Note: I think these have a 100% chance if im correct to flash to 16 Pipelines, making it a X850XT PE? Correct me if im wrong.

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231020
- G.SKILL 2GB (1GBx2) DDR400 PC3200
Price: $185.00

Harddrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
- Seagate Barracuda 250GB 8MB Cache Serial ATA150
Price: $103.50

Drivebay 1: http://www.benq.us/Products/DVDRewriter/index.cfm?product=572
- BenQ 1640
Price: $N/A (est. $60.00)
Note: Not sure where to pick one up. I heard they are the best, I am going to use it for reading DVD's and burning DVD's.

Keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126179
- Logitech G15 USB
Price: $69.95

Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826153105
- Razer Copperhead Tempest
Price: $70.99

Mousepad: http://www.xoxide.com/razer-exactmat-speed-control-mouse-pad.html
- Razer eXactMat Bundle
Price: $34.99

Total so far: $1298.43

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116375
- ViewSonic VX922 19" LCD
Price: $395.99
Note: Two articles I found interesting
1. http://www.behardware.com/articles/602-1/19-lcd-survey-2-3-4-6-8-ms-and-above.html
2. http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/17/viewsonic_vp930_lcd_monitor/

Grand Total: $1694.42 - Exactly under my upper budget of $1700.00

I do not plan to OverClock this computer until it becomes sluggish or slow. I have been down many roads, and I do not think overclocking a new system is practical. Preformance gains are minimal when gaming and running real time tasks. I see OC'ing strictly for Benchmarking or slow computers.

I know this is exactly at the upper end of my budget, however if you feel you have a very important or crucial upgrade/change that will require me to go over my budget. Feel free to let me know. I have plenty of money, I just wanted to make a personal budget.

Thanks ahead of time.

 

[Axman]

You know, a 6800 GS starts with 16 pipelines. . .

Going to overclock your shit? That's OC-happy RAM and an OC-happy (ish) board. You don't have an OC-happy heatsink. If you aren't going to OC, cut back on the memory and board costs. Get a cheap SLI board, you can toss in another 6800 GS when you feel it neccessary, or with the money you save get a 7800 GT.

 

[pistola]

Looks solid to me, I might consider going with a GeForce 6800GT over the x800. I found my 6800GT performed much better.

Edit--- Also that MoBo looks like its SLI capabale, it wouldn't make sense to get an ATI card for a SLI board. Get a 6800 series card and later you can grab another one when the price drops and have SLI.

 

[bored-sarcasm]

if you're going next year, why worry now? stay somewhat in the loop and build during the summer.

besides that, why the benq drive? lite on and nec make some quality drives.

 

[PrometheuSBoxeR]

In reply to the posts above:
I was thinking of just getting this, and going over the budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102629
Those things are monsters.

As far as why build it now? Because I want a computer I can game on while I finish up my senior year in HS.

I will not be Overclocking the PC until it becomes seriously low end. I find the preformance you gain out of having a new PC OC'ed is just very minimal. Its hard to notice a real time difference unless your benchmarking or something along those lines.