This is my first stab at building my own computer, so point me in the right direction on this build. Anyway, my laptop is on the fritz and the time has come to move toward a desktop. My objective in this build is to adhere to my budget ~500, while leaving myself open for future upgrades. In the future I want to run 2 monitors, one for everyday use, the other will be a projector to run TV/media. I want to establish good core components which will leave me open to add another HDD, Tuner card, etc in the near future. If I am leaving anything out, let me know as well if there are alternate product suggestions you may have.
Here is what I have layed out thus far:
Case - GIGABYTE GZ-X5BPD-500 Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811233039
$34.99
Power Supply - Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS550-PCARA3-US ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
550W - ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...1038&Tpk=RS550
$52.70
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358
$129.99
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Processor BX80571E7400 - 2.80GHz, 3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB,
Wolfdale-3M, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=BX80571E7400
$119.99
Video Card - EVGA 512-P3-N963-TR GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...512-P3-N963-TR
$79.99, newegg rebate $20 = $59.99
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262
$54.99
RAM - Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104098
$54.99
Optical Drive - LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X
CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106280
$27.99