New build.. need help with compatibilities and stuff

[mrfran]

Hey guys im back, I know Chrismas and new year have passed but regardless of that.. im going to make my family back at CA a descent PC since they've been complaining of the old school computer their using right now...

since im semi illiterate with computer stuff, if no one minds, i need help with the parts im planning to buy if its a perfect fit, or there's some pieces that i can slightly change to improve the performance much more...


Case: - $86.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811166005

Harddrive: - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

CD/DVD Drive - $25.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

Video Card - $239.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161264

PSU - (is this sufficient for the whole thing? GPU requires min. of 500w)
$109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001

RAM - $189.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145197

Mobo - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

CPU - $187.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

OS - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

all in all they total at $1,179.92.. kinda heavy in my pocket but if thats the only pieces that I can gather that I think is good... im still open to any suggestions though..

by the way its going to be used by my brother for gaming, and my parents for picture storage

[RickyTick]

That's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much for ram. You can get 4gb (2x2gb) of DDR2 1066 for around $50.

[mrfran]

hmmmm ok, how bout this for the ram?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

the corsair one fancied me just because it has a fan :D

[RickyTick]

Much better. Great choice.

[mrfran]

sweet, i'll purchase them 3 days from now, (so i can time the shipping with my arival there) thanks ricky