Hello again everyone, I'm about to buy the components (next few days). I thought I'd drop by and ask if you would be kind enough to cast your experienced eyes over the build one more time and suggest any areas where/if you think significant money could be saved. To clarify, I don't plan to upgrade it once built, I want it to be fast and hassle free (and as quiet as possible). I will use it a lot for writing code, excel, word, internet, movies and would like to try some games in the future. I don't intend to overclock. Thanks to all.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Asus P5Q Intel P45
Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (3 User)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Asus P5Q Intel P45
Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (3 User)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor