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Since you aren't gaming that should be a good set-up for your needs. The large amount of RAM, especially at those timings and in sync with the FSB should give nice performance.
Since you are running Linux, you do not want any ATI X1xxx series graphics cards. The entire line doesn't have proper Linux drivers right now, which is really too bad, because the cards themselves are great. If you want a bit more graphics performance ASUS does offer a 6600GT Silencer. I'm not a big fan of passive graphics on mid-range graphics cards though since they can be a bit finicky. However, if you don't plan on gaming hours on end the chances of overheating are low. You will need to make sure you have enough air flow though.
Of course, if you really want quiet you could get one of those Antec Hybrid 550W PSUs, but the cost probably isn't worth it. Air flow will be an even bigger concern with Hybrid PSUs.
corvetteguy recommended a 16MB cache hard drive, but that's mainly for your own reassurance. Past 8MB, there is barely any performance benefit of more cache unless it's an extremely large 400GB+ hard drive.
Since you are running Linux, you do not want any ATI X1xxx series graphics cards. The entire line doesn't have proper Linux drivers right now, which is really too bad, because the cards themselves are great. If you want a bit more graphics performance ASUS does offer a 6600GT Silencer. I'm not a big fan of passive graphics on mid-range graphics cards though since they can be a bit finicky. However, if you don't plan on gaming hours on end the chances of overheating are low. You will need to make sure you have enough air flow though.
Of course, if you really want quiet you could get one of those Antec Hybrid 550W PSUs, but the cost probably isn't worth it. Air flow will be an even bigger concern with Hybrid PSUs.
corvetteguy recommended a 16MB cache hard drive, but that's mainly for your own reassurance. Past 8MB, there is barely any performance benefit of more cache unless it's an extremely large 400GB+ hard drive.