I'm looking at building this system for gaming and video editing. Does anyone see any major errors here--ie 350w psu not enough etc. Thanks for your help!
--Aspire (Turbo Case )X-Dreamer Black ATX Mid-Tower Case w/Window and 350W Power Supply, Model ATXB3KLW-BK/350W
--Lite On DVD-Dual/ CD ReWritable Drive MODEL LiteOn LDW-411S - RETAIL
--Western Digital 160GB WD1600JB 7200 RPM 8MB Hard Drive OEM WD1600JB
--ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Processors, 800Mhz FSB Model# P4P800 Deluxe Retail
--Intel Pentium 4 / 2.6CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB - RETAIL
--ATI All-In-Wonder RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB DDR 8X AGP RETAIL
--KINGSTON HyperX 184-pin 256MB(x2) DDR400 (PC3200) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3200A/256


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A 350W PSU should be okay but it would be a better idea to get a new one. Basically brand matters more than the Wattage, look to Antec, Enermax, ThermaTake, S/Flower (TTGI), ToPower or Sparkle. A 350W one of those is more than fine and can easily beat even a 550W of a dodgy brand. 400W is nicer for the long term but a good branded 350W is certainly fine.
LiteOn are great for CDRW and DVDROM but I've heard a few negative things about their DVD Writer (nothing major though) so would advise the NEC ND1300A with flashed firmware. Sony are good but overpriced, IIRC Pioneer are good but a quick check of the forums should confirm. WD are very good but I would suggest Maxtor, Seagate or even Hitachi over them as they are about as fast and much quieter and cooler drives. No need for 7200-8 over 7200-2 but if you want that tiny extra zip it does only cost a little more. I'd rec Adata for the RAM, esp the PC4000 stuff which is very reasonably priced and capable of great synced o/c's. Kingston are fine too though.


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