Building a new computer... suggestions?

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Galaki said:

Did some browsing at newegg and came out with this setup.

$839.92 (after mail-in rebate)

• Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

• Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5600CZBOX - Retail

• Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

• COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

• COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply - Retail

• CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

• Rosewill RCN-SC206 Monitor Cleaning w/ 100ml Solution - Retail

• HIS Hightech H195PRF512DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

Yahoo converter gave me $904.5939 CND.

Existing parts. I already got DVD burners/drives. Multiple HDD (none SATA).

 Just some suggestions: 

•  On your HD, it may or may not be worth it for you to pay an extra $10 for a seagate since they have 5 yr warranty. I know some people who have serious problems constantly with HD failure and others who never do.  A lot of people think this is luck but it actually has a lot to do with the environment (literally) in your home.  If you have had HD failure problems in the past just spend the extra$10 its well worth it and I know from experience that Seagates are a great brand (I currently own around 11 or 12 all 320GB or >).  WD is a solid brand also, so if HD troubles have not been an issue you will probably be fine with what you have.
• With your budget situation I would seriously consider getting an 8800 GTS 320MB, it will set you back another 100 bucks but it is seriously worth it.  The card will run almost anything at the highest settings as long as you have a reasonable resolution.  The entire 8800 series handles AA/AF very well, and in general they are going to have a very long lifespan for a video card. And with your setup a future SLI would extend that lifetime even further.

PS - Picking up a nice monitor is some of the best money you can spend on a computer, if you are at all worried about the purchase...don't be.  The fact that they are always able to move to your next computer you build makes a monitor easily some of the best money you can spend on a computer. And don't let anyone tell you 22" is too big...its not!!!