Here is the final list. I read up on all of the components and believe this makes the best solution for me and my budget of under $1600 with OS. I will also buy another video card and 1 GB of ram later. I have everything else.
Update DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR
$199.00
Update THERMALTAKE Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VA3000BWA
$105.00
1 AMC 8" 4-Pin Power Cable Splitter Model Y Power Cable - OEM
Update LITE-ON SOHW-1673S Black IDE DVD Burner - Retail
Model #: SOHW-1673S BK
$58.99
Update THERMALTAKE Silent Boost K8 80mm Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: Silent Boost K8
$31.99
Update Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD360GD
$120.00
Update Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JD 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD2000JD
$103.00
Update Logitech Internet Pro 967450-0403 Black PS/2 Standard Keyboard - OEM
Model #: 967450-0403
$10.00
Update CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PRO - Retail
Model #: TWINX1024-3200C2PRO
$145.00
Update Logitech Premium Optical Wheel Mouse 930995-1403 Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - OEM
Model #: 930995-1403
$11.50
Update Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 - OEM
Model #: E85-03013
$145.95
Update FarCry PC Game UBISOFT - OEM
Model #: FarCry
Free with AMD 64 and motherboard purchase
Update COOLMAX CX-550B ATX 550W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: CX-550B
$70.50
Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200DAA4BP - OEM
Model #: ADA3200DAA4BP
$197.99
Update eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: 256-P2-N376-AX
$349.00
Subtotal: $1,547.92
How does this look for a first PC build. Learned everything I know in under a week. So, if someone could check to make sure I am ordering the right parts I would appreciate it, also that I didn't leave any crucial component out.
Kevin
Update DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR
$199.00
Update THERMALTAKE Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VA3000BWA
$105.00
1 AMC 8" 4-Pin Power Cable Splitter Model Y Power Cable - OEM
Update LITE-ON SOHW-1673S Black IDE DVD Burner - Retail
Model #: SOHW-1673S BK
$58.99
Update THERMALTAKE Silent Boost K8 80mm Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: Silent Boost K8
$31.99
Update Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD360GD
$120.00
Update Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JD 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD2000JD
$103.00
Update Logitech Internet Pro 967450-0403 Black PS/2 Standard Keyboard - OEM
Model #: 967450-0403
$10.00
Update CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PRO - Retail
Model #: TWINX1024-3200C2PRO
$145.00
Update Logitech Premium Optical Wheel Mouse 930995-1403 Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - OEM
Model #: 930995-1403
$11.50
Update Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 - OEM
Model #: E85-03013
$145.95
Update FarCry PC Game UBISOFT - OEM
Model #: FarCry
Free with AMD 64 and motherboard purchase
Update COOLMAX CX-550B ATX 550W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: CX-550B
$70.50
Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200DAA4BP - OEM
Model #: ADA3200DAA4BP
$197.99
Update eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: 256-P2-N376-AX
$349.00
Subtotal: $1,547.92
How does this look for a first PC build. Learned everything I know in under a week. So, if someone could check to make sure I am ordering the right parts I would appreciate it, also that I didn't leave any crucial component out.
Kevin