New build suggestions

dsheely

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I would like your opinions or suggestions on the following rig to be used for light to moderate gaming, some video editing,web surfing, and office apps:

ANTEC Performance Plus Case with 430W Power Supply, Model "PLUS1080AMG" -RETAIL
$114.00

GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS Ultra-939" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
$105.00

GIGABYTE ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "GV-R96X128D" -RETAIL
$148.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 939-Pin 64-bit Processor - OEM
$149.00

2- Crucial 184 Pin 256MB DDR PC-3200 - OEM
$92.54


SONY Beige 1.44MB 3.5Inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
$6.50 $6.50


Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD, OEM Drive Only
$63.00

Lite-On 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive, Model SOHC-5232K, Retail
$43.00
Total $721.04

I am particuarly concerned with the memory choice and the video card. And as always your help is appreciated and valued.
 
I think that your chioce for your new rig doesnt sound to bad. I just wanted to let you know that if you search through pricewatch under cpus you can get a RETAIL version of that A64 3000 for the same price at newegg.