HELP! My first computer build advice!

[Fruit&Veg]

Im currently planning my first build for a computer, and am taking quite a big risk. the only thing ive ever done to my current computer was install RAM. and i had problems with that

So yes, heres all the parts ive selected so far im hoping you guys can confirm that they would all work together and are the best choices for the price.

Im from England, UK. So my budget is £500.

And im using sites like;
[LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/"]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/[/LINK]
and
[LINK="www.dabs.com"]www.dabs.com[/LINK]

So heres my build!

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3SYF"]Motherboard with Built in LAN and Sound[/LINK] - ASRock S939 Athlon ULi m1695 ATX A L - £48.04

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3P7B"]Processor[/LINK] - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan - £113.01

[LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15313176574&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X 3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=81344"]Graphics Card[/LINK] - PNY Verto GeForce 6 6600GT AGP8x 128MB GDDR3 - £100

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3NWS"]Hard-drive[/LINK] - Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 300Gb U133 - £82.22

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2LGM"]Memory (RAM) x2[/LINK] - Crucial 512MB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 DDR RAM Non-Parity CL3 - £27.61

[LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html"]Case and Powersupply (reconsidering this one)[/LINK] - Antec Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W - £46.94

[LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Operating_Systems_20.html"]Windows... [/LINK] - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 - £62.92

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=33S3"]CD Drive[/LINK] - Sony CD-RW/DVD 52x32x52x16x - £23.34

This build is currently at something like £586

Like i said my major issue with these components is compatability. im also wondering if i need some cooling stuff. any tips or recommended changes you guys can give will be brilliant. Cheers

[niall]

i dont know alot about computers myself but i think the cooling should be in the psu in the case? or i think u've sorted that out. what is the main use of the pc going to be? gaming? music?

im sure others will fill in the gaps for you! im building/modding my own pc at the moment and im having the same worries about compatability.

[Fruit&Veg]

Well its mainly going to be a gaming rig to replace my current

1.4Ghz AMD Athlon

512mb Ram

GeForce3 Ti200 64mb

80GB HD

I mainly want to play Half Life 2 with better results.

Well its good to hear im not the only one worried about compatability, hopefully ill get some good replies and be able to go ahead with buying.

[FlyinHawaiian]

I can't beleive Windows cost more than the video card.

[sr71000]

I'd strongly recommend going with a sata harddrive, a motherboard using an nforce4 chipset of any time (regular, ultra, or sli, your choice) and going with the pci-express graphics card. Also, maybe a nicer psu!! Other than that, everything else looks good so far (but i looked quick so I'd wait for someone who looks over it a little better before you order!)

[RamonGTP]

Yeah, i'm definatly not feeling that motherboard/chipset

[niall]

i going to go for this mother board http://www.buy4now.ie/galaxy-compute...e=&searchtype=

if that helps ya fruit&veg

[Fruit&Veg]

oh really? i was thinking thats the most sure thing on that list tbh.

What about this one vvv

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...0&v=2#infoarea

Its much more expensive tho...

[niall]

that looks sweet, and i say never cut corners on the mother board, im willing to fork out 200 euro on my one, because i really dont want to have to replace it for a good 5or 6 years