Hey bonestonne thanks for your opinion makes me feel more decide for thsi setup. i chose to 2 gb of ram cause i want a normal gaming experience with that video card i select i dont really care high end gaming. and if you see the mobo and the ram is on a combo right now on newegg so i think is a good deal. but i stiil unsure about the cooling heatsink with fan i select do you think is good or there is other option out there. i dont want liquid cooling. also the mobo anybody know if is good for just a little overclocking??? if not post other board i want a mobop with the latest nvidia chipset, i dont care about sli cause i will not put 2 video cards on it. and remember for the mobo my budget is 200 - 235 and yes i will use hp lightscribe +/- dvd rw and my floppy, and i will install xp pro sp2 but i will go vista next year so i also want to know if this setup is vista ready one other thing, do you think the 450wts will power this new setup??? please someone post a goog seagate sata HD, i miss that the HD i select is not a sata. i found this other one tell me if it is good http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822148140 thanks again for your help