1.Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP
195$ egg
2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Windsor 200$ zipzoom
3. CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM 289$ egg
4. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 121$
5. HIS Hightech H190XT512DVN Radeon X1900XT 349$ egg
6. Lian Li PC-V1000BPlus II Black 208$ egg
7. FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX600-GLN 140$
8. 19-24 inch lcd still looking
9. Love my mx1000 mouse and probaly get a backlit keyboard(mabey a Saitek PZ30AU Black) like 40$

I would like a standard DVD/CD Rom and a DVD Burner for storage and copies. Whats the difference in connnections? I want to buy units that will work with this motherboard.

Suggested Changes:

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon X1900XT <--- $40 cheaper, better brand name, and no performance loss.

Motherboard: Asus M2N-E <---- Why were you getting an SLI board and an ATI video card.....?

Power Supply: Antec Truepower 550W <--- 550 is all you will need for this.

DVD Burner: NEC ND-3550A <--- This is all you will need. There is NO REASON WHATSOEVER to get a second optical drive.

Edit: Better yet.... get a Core 2 system if you were planning on spending that much on a motherboard and CPU in the first place. Appending to my suggested changes above:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 $215

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 $144.99

The nVidia 590 bridges have gotten better press and reviews then intels 975... Thats why I am getting an ATi.

But you're are getting an AMD and have nothing to do with 975X.

So sorry should have said the nvidia chipsets seem to get better reviews then the intel chipsets.

The 3800+ has a much better price/performance notch in the AMD range (around $150 vs $200 for the 4000+).

I agree with Prophecy that you should get a Core 2 system.

Oh and 975 has nothing to do with AMD, and for the record it rocks.