Good deal for a custom PC?

[JoshFromKC]

I posted awhile back on here, and I am still looking, here is my current "proposed" configuration, I decided not to build my own, but to possibly buy from cyberpowerinc.com, lemme know if you have any suggestions on anything at all, thanks.

Case - Aluminum Z-Alien Case W/Window & Temperature display 450watt
CPU - Athlon64 3000+
Motherboard - Albatron K8X800 PRO II K8T800 Chipset 800FSB AGP8X
Memory - 512MB PC3200 400MHz DDR Memory
Hard Drive - Seagate 120GB 7200 Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache
Video Card - ATI Radeon 9200 128MB DDR W/TV-OUT & DVI
DVD-Rom - Sony 16x DVD-ROM
DVD-Burner - Sony DW-U10A
Sound - 3D Wave On-Board 5.1 Sound Card
Speakers - 600Watt PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
Modem - PCI 56K V.90
Floppy Drive
Microsoft Internet Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse
Windows XP
Standard USB ports + 2 more
Standard Warranty plus One-year onsite service

$1013 shipped

Anything I should change or upgrade?

[tony_j15]

You forgot to list your CPU. If you plan on doing serious gaming, ditch the 9200 and get a 9600 Pro or XT. When you said "600Watt PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers" stereo implies only 2 speakers. So are you really talking about a 5.1 set? And are they THX certified? The difference is very hearable.

[thegladiatorgy]

I'm sure you can do better than that Sony burner. That's a horrible drive.

[JoshFromKC]

my mistake, the cpu is AMD Athlon64 3000+, I do not plan on doing any serious gaming, just some every now and then. The speakers are crappy 2 speaker set, but I might upgrade to Creative Labs SBS 560 5.1 Surround Subwoofer Speaker system for $60.

[JoshFromKC]

my other options on DVD burners are:

Pioneer DVR-A06
or
NEC ND-2500A

[thegladiatorgy]

I dunno anything about those other too but I can tell you that the Sony is a crappy drive.

[cysus]

either of those would be better but I'd go with the pioneer

The fastest CPU doesn't contribute nearly as much as a good video card when gaming so I'd say let the CPU slide and get a great video card.

[JoshFromKC]

Ok, if I switch to the pioneer and get a speaker upgrade, it will be about $10-15 more I believe, so with those changes, does the PC look good.

Also, gaming is not my top priority and this is the lowest CPU they offer for this configuration.

[The Terk]

well, if you plan on playing any recent/future games, you will need a better card, maybe not a 9800XT or 5900U (if u like those) but a 9600xt/pro will make you not have to buy the stuff further on down the line... you might even want to get a geforce4 ti4200(they have good reviews) but as for the future, u will NEED a better card

[JoshFromKC]

Alright, after your suggestions, here is what I have, (* means I changed it)

Case - Aluminum Z-Alien Case W/Window & Temperature display 450watt
CPU - Athlon64 3000+
Motherboard - Albatron K8X800 PRO II K8T800 Chipset 800FSB AGP8X
Memory - 512MB PC3200 400MHz DDR Memory
Hard Drive - Seagate 120GB 7200 Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache
*Video Card - ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB DDR AGP 8X W/TV-OUT & DVI
DVD-Rom - Sony 16x DVD-ROM
*DVD-Burner - Pioneer DVR-A06
Sound - 3D Wave On-Board 5.1 Sound Card
*Speakers - Creative Labs SBS 560 5.1 Surround Subwoofer Speaker system
Modem - PCI 56K V.90
Floppy Drive
Microsoft Internet Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse
Windows XP
Standard USB ports + 2 more
Standard Warranty plus One-year onsite service

That brings the total to $1115 shipped, but I have a question, for $14 less I can get the ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 256MB DDR AGP 8X W/TV-OUT & DVI, would that be a better deal or not?