"mmardigan" Good call on getting back to the topic of the post. That MSI board rocks my socks lol. It's one of the best budget boards out there. The only thing I can thing of that it's missing is firewire, If he needs firewire he can buy the model up. And btw he is getting Dual-Core "X2 3800". I really don't think that he needs that great a sound card, high preformance sound cards IMO are for recordings and professional work. As for a powersupply, wattage isin't the only thing to look out for, you also have to take note of the amperage on the 12V rail. I recommend anything above 25-28. And finally if there is going to be no major overclocking there is no reason for him to buy a new CPU hs/f. The new design of athlon allows them to run very cool not needing aftermarket cooling.
"2fast4u" Why don't you pm him and talk about this in private.