New PC to replace my PII system - suggestions/comments?

[Jonathan]

I've had my Gateway Pentium II 266 MHz machine for over 5 years now and
I'm thinking about treating myself to a new PC with the following
specs. I would like to get your opinions, suggestions, comments, etc.
before I hit the Order button at newegg.com or crucial.com. Am I missing
anything such as extra cooling fans, etc.? This will be my first
homebuilt system.

New parts:

Antec Sonata case w/ TRUE380 380W PSU ( $95 @ NewEgg )
Sony 3.5" floppy drive ( $8 @ NewEgg )
Abit NF7-S motherboard ( $112 @ NewEgg )
MS Optical Wheel Mouse ( $18 @ NewEgg )
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton" processor ( $90 @ NewEgg )
Windows XP Pro w/Service Pack SP1a(OEM) ( $145 (ouch!) @ NewEgg )
Norton SystemWorks Pro 2003 (OEM Full) ( $23 @ NewEgg )
Crucial 512MB 184-pin PC3200 memory ( 2 sticks $92.99 ea. @ crucial.com
)
128MB Crucial Radeon 9100 ( $74.99 @ crucial.com )

Parts I already have:

Western Digital 120GB "Special Ediiton" hard drive, 8MB cache ( ~$60 @
OfficeMax )
MicroAdvantage 52x24x52x CD-RW ( ~$20 @ OfficeMax )
ATI TV Wonder VE ( $30 @ WalMart )

External peripherals I plan on using with this system:

Samsung 955DF monitor
HP PhotoSmart P1000 printer
Canon CanoScan N670U scanner
Handpring Visor Deluxe w/USB cradle
Motorola SB4200 cable modem
Zoom external 56k modem, model 2949 (Rockwell chipset)

I may try overclocking 3-4 years from now if I still have this system
then. I'm not a gamer. I'm going to add a DVD burner when I can get a
good dual format (DVD+/-R and +/-RW) unit that can write at 8x or better
for $80 or less. No sense in paying $150-$200 now for something that
will be $80 and better a year from now.

I hope I can hang onto this system for 5-6 years. I've had my current
PII system for over 5 years now. Before this system I had a 486DX/33
that I used for 6 1/2 years.

Jonathan

 

[Bob Day]

I've had my Gateway Pentium II 266 MHz machine for over 5 years now and
I'm thinking about treating myself to a new PC with the following
specs. I would like to get your opinions, suggestions, comments, etc.

Consider using ECC memory. See "ECC Memory Isn't
Everything -- It's the Only Thing" on my website. If you
go that route, the chipset and the mainboard must support
ECC.

-- Bob Day
http://www.bob.day.name