My First PC build

[gamecrazy]

Hey everyone, as the title says I'm going to do my first PC build. Here are the components:

Motherboard- BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138128

CPU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211

CPU HSF- OCZ Vanquisher CPU Cooler
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3322958&CatId=798

Thermal Compound- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Graphics Card- Asus HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

Keyboard- Logitech EX 110 Chordless Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126174

Hard Drive- HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 320GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145129

Optical Drive- Asus DVD DL Burner with Lightscribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156

RAM- Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB DDR2 800 (PC 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220228

OS- Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

PSU- hec HP585D 585W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339012

Wireless adapter-ENCORE ENUWI-G2 IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180017

Flash card reader- SABRENT CRW-UINB 65-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608

Monitor- Acer X193W+BD Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009127

Speakers- Cyber Acoustics CA3090WB 26 watts 2.1 Black Gaming Speaker
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836150043

Cooling- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119063
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119065

Case- LOGISYS Computer Area 51 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148030

Case lighting- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800888026
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800888029

and that's it (finally lol).....please, if i forgot anything tell me, or if you have any suggestions or changes feel free to share...btw i'm on a budget of about $1000 for everything. Any little bit of help is appreciated. This computer will be used mainly for gaming, media, and surfing the internet, it will also be a familly computer. And just out of curiosity...how does this setup compare to a PS3? Is it better?

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

I recommend getting the GA-EP45-DS3L and the E7200, in addition to a cheaper G.SKILL 2GB kit. Also, go for a better PSU, preferably the Antec Earthwatts EA500.

 

[gamecrazy]

OK i changed the PSU and i went fot a cheaper RAM

PSU- Antec earthwatts EA500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007&Tpk=Antec Earthwatts EA500

RAM- A-DATA 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211272

I chose not to change the motherboard because i would like to use another HD 4850 in Crossfire in the future. The CPU i chose not to change because why would i pay 120 for a dual core? I could get a phenom for a little more than that.
Please tell me if i am going to make a wrong decision and if so why should i go with the Intel?

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The E7200 will be far faster than the 5000+ and will perform about the same as the closest competing Phenom, the X3 8450. But the Intel chip runs cooler, draws less power and provides a better upgrade path to CPUs like the E8400, which have no competition from AMD's current lineup. It's your choice in the end though, but I recommend Intel for the above specified reasons.

As for Crossfire, the GA-EP45-DS3R is a great motherboard for that.

 

[gamecrazy]

OK i'll also go for the E7200 and the GA-EP45-DS3R. Also, just out of curiosity, which motherboard would you recommend for SLI?

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

For SLI, the MSI P7N SLI Platinum and eVGA 750i SLI FTW are great boards.

 

[gamecrazy]

OK thanks for your help...I'll stick the GA-EP45-DS3R and the E7200.