New build list - everything seem cool?

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Just use for general internet use, university work and running lots of virtual servers for classes.

I have already ordered the following :

Case - Antec Mini P180 Black
Power Supply - Corsair 450W VX

This is what I'm thinking about :

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H (link)
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (link)
Memory - Corsair XMS2 4GB (PC2-6400) (link)
Hard Drive - Seagate 250GB SATA (link)
Burner - LG Blu-Ray/HD-DVD (link)
OS - Microsoft Vista Home Premium OEM


I'll need a graphics card that can run two 20" widescreens (nVidia?)..bit unsure of what to get, nothing overkill. I may do some light gaming with Age of the Empires III or something.
 
What would be bad about picking it? I was hoping to run a monitor from it before I got a dedicated card.
 
Nothing bad about that board. You do have the option of installing a video card later on. Having that onboard video is a plus actually because at least you can get your system up and running without requiring a video card.
 
For light gaming, you could go with something like the 9600GT or the 512MB 8800GT. (But, IIRC, you won't be able to play AoE III on both monitors.) You could find one of those cards for as low as $100-120 before MIR.

Since you're considering 4GB of RAM, get the 64-bit version of Vista Home Premium.
 
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