Critique this build please.

[earthscore]

CPU = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-500&depa=0

MOBO = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-181&depa=1

RAM = X2 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-440&depa=0

Case = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-147-006&depa=1

HD = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-358&depa=1

CD/DVD R/RW = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-606&depa=1

Floppy = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-109&depa=1

Video Card = http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-102-297&DEPA=0

Heat-sink = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-185-108&depa=0

Round Floppy Cable = http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=12-104-016&depa=0


Anything else i need? is it all fully compatible? ty.

 

[Bugalaman]

Everything looks great, except for the optical drive. I recommend a Lite-On, or better yet a Plextor

 

[Frosty_axe]

It looks good. I agree with the previous poster about the dvd drive, you can probibibly pick up an equivlent lite on for cheaper than teh bus link.

 

[mbmadness]

If it was my PC, these are the things I would change...

I would dump the VIA chipset motherboard in favor of a Nforce3 chipset mobo. I have had some pretty bad experiences with VIA chipset motherboards. This MSI Neo2 Platinum is a good mobo.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=1

Your case looks good on the outside, but the inside shot reveals a cheap POS case. Everything about it looks cheap. Cheap PSUs are a cause of problems in PCs. For that low price, you are going to get what you pay for and you won't be happy. I would get this case.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-148&depa=1
I know it costs only $12 more, but it's worth the extra expense. Even though the Antec PSU says 350 instead of the Rosewill's 400, the Antec will be stronger and will do a better job. They don't even bother to show a close-up of the Rosewill PSU. Probably because it sux. If you look at the Antec pictures, the PSU close-up shows the Antec has +21A on it's 12V. That is very respectable. If you can spend more, then get a better Antec. If you really want 400W, then get an Antec 400W. If you really want the Rosewill case, then get it and then buy a seperate Antec or Enermax 400W PSU and take the cheap Rosewill PSU out.

Choose a Lite-On, Acer, Sony, or Plextor CD-ROM drive. Those brands have worked very well for me. I've used other brands besides those and you will regret it when they don't burn CDs properly and give you headaches. The one you chose is a no-name and I wouldn't trust it.

The ATI All-In-Wonder is great if you are going to send video from an external source INTO your computer. But, if you just want to hook your computer up to your TV, most new video cards will do that and you won't have to pay extra for the AIW features. A regular 9800 Pro will do TV out and it will cost less. Strange that Newegg doesn't have any regular 9800 Pros in stock... Since you are willing to spend about $230ish on your vid card, I would go with this deal from the [H]ot|Deals forum.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=839003
You can get a BFG 6800 OC with Farcry and Half Life 2 for $226. It will also do much better in games than an ATI 9800 Pro and it has s-video out so that you can hook it up to output to your TV. I have this vid card in my PC and it works great.

Everything else looks good. I like your HDD's 16MB cache. Very nice. Looks like it's going to be a good system with the addition of my suggestions above.