New system - oh the choices!

[Secret_Window]

Hi, basically building a new pc for uni for watching movies and playing dvd's and stuff. Already own a TFT, so I don't need to purchase one of those. I'm looking to spend £700-800 on a brand new system (no monitor). Here is some of the stuff I have been thinking of getting:

• MSI 965P NEO (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-073-MS)
  £64.99 £64.99

• GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
  £129.99 £129.99

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-086-SE)
  £42.95 £42.95

• Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-000-SS)
  £43.99 £43.99

• Thermaltake VA3000SWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Silver (CA-011-TT)
  £67.95 £67.95

• Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
  £109.99 £109.99

• Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
  £194.99 £194.99

• Subtotal £654.85
  VAT £114.60
  Total £769.45

However I'm not sure whether some of the stuff I have chosen goes well with other parts. For example the cpu and the gfx card - would I get a good performance out of those? or should I stretch my budget and go for a faster gfx card?

I want rock solid performance, and something that is future proof. I hear dx10 gfx cards are due out some time soon, so would I be best opting for a mid-range card until they arrive? whenever that is.

Thanks

 

[Tetras]

At the price of the X1800 XT at the mo, it is a midrange card

Are you planning to overclock?

 

[Secret_Window]

Nah, I don't fancy overclocking anything. I just plan on having a pc that does its business. I've overclocked before on other pc's with various disastrous consequences.

 

[Secret_Window]

I've been thinking of getting the nvidia geforce 7950 GT; does this have HDCP like the GX2? I'm just thinking of the most future proof card for my budget. However, if dx10 cards are out soon should I opt for the x1800 XT (which is relatively cheap) and change the card later?

I don't mind compromising my cpu or my ram to afford one of the more expensive cards - if they are truely worth it.

 

[Rab]

nothing wrong with 1800 g card, just cause dx10 MAYBE out soonish, dont mean there r gonna b a rush of games rdy for, look @ dual core, many game's or appz it got & d core been out for ages now. that card will run most what u throw @ it & it cheap so cant go wrong

 

[Secret_Window]

So is it not worth considering the nividia 7950? I'm just curious because there is quite a price difference between them, and I can't find any benchmark that show's both of these cards. Also, does the radeon x1800 xt consume more power than the nivida card?