time for an upgrade, how is this?

[dangerousmouse]

okay, so my athlon 3500+ system is about 3 years old now, and ive just had to replace my dvd burner, so i was thinking about making a few upgrades. not going the 'whole hog' this time, as i have numerous bits i will be able to re-use.

here is what i am looking at;
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz (Socket AM2)
MSI K9A Platinum Crossfire (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 Aero Flower (Socket AM2/939/754) CPU Cooler

priced up, including delivery all comes to just under £400.

will be using;
74gig raptor
120gig seagate barracuda
lg 18x dvd burner
corasir 520w psu
all going in a lovely lian li pcv1000+

how does that sound?

finally, i am quite impatient and would rather get this built asap. i currently have a nvidia gfx card. will that work in the new mobo? (just thinking i could run that for a couple of weeks until i can afford the sapphire card).

cheers.

 

[dangerousmouse]

my friends all have intel, i just like to be different, so have had amd in every computer i have built.

£400 isnt a budget, its just about what i would be able to afford to spend this month. i have only just had the thought and not looked into it too deeply, as i have done before. usually i figure out what i want, save up for a couple of months. due to my sheer impatience then i cant really afford much more (i will also be purchasing vista ultimate oem). unless you can make a suggestion, or there is the most amazing new product coming out next month, then i may be prepared to wait

 

[dangerousmouse]

not really into overclocking. gave it a few goes but didnt seem to have any success, so rather than reading up i just gave up. i would be willing to give it another shot though, definately. i will probably start off with the 3500+ that i am replacing before i attempt an overclock on a brand new processor though!
starting to get into pc gaming with a couple of friends, but generally stick to the xbox.

mainly use the computer for making videos, listening to music and watching movies etc... i have seen these ati hd gfx cards, might it be a better option to get one of them instead of the x1950?