Power supplies are items that get heavily discounted regularly.  If you have time to wait, keep checking newegg and you'll find better ones ($100) that are like $50 off instant rebate then $30 off mail in rebate probably within a week or so.

Buying a cheaper one at 430W is fine IMO (not in everyone's opinion), so don't worry if you wanna pick up that one.  Just expect that it may die in a year or two.

If you check the OS quote that was linked, it was Vista x64 Home Premium with an upgrade coupon for Windows 7. 

@invadermugwi: This is a Good Thing because Windows 7 roxors but you can't buy it on the market yet.  However it is a Bad Thing in that you'll need to reinstall your OS in a few months.  Buying Vista with an upgrade ticket to Windows 7 is the way to go... don't get anything with Vista on it if they don't give you the ticket...

I stand corrected; sorry, didn't notice the upgrade ticket. Sly is correct.

Man, dont apologize, this is the most helpful and friendly forum community I have every seen, lol. I thank you sincerly for all the help ive been getting

Ya, and I just put together a quick fund thing. At the end of it all, before I get my next check, Ill have  $371.84 / $627.93 for the comp

And if I really wanted to just use XP (Though the windows 7 thing seems better) Can make it a whole 100$ cheaper, lol.

Not too bad for putting together in a day I dont say, eh guys?

Edit : Think Ima head to bed for now though. Again, to everyone who posted : You all rock, you were very helpful and I appritiate it all. Im glad to know more kind human beings still exist out there. Thanks so much. Will check postings tommorow

If you're heading to college (or in college) you will probably be getting Windows 7 for free or at a big discount through the school, so sticking it out with a copy of XP you have on hand for a while is a fine choice.

Edit: The motherboard you linked only accepts DDR3 RAM.  You will not be able to use DDR2 RAM with it.

Great choice.

You don't need a sound card as all motherboards come with a sound card and lan on the board.  Not sure your budget, but if it is around $500-600, then this is the best you can do:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-e5200-radeon,2144.html

This article should give you a great base.  I built my sisters computer from this and it is far better than mine, easily overclackable to 3.2GHz.  To the point I don't need to worry even though it is 2000 miles away from me.  Alot of the components are now cheaper, and you can tweak it how you like.  The 4870, which is a kick ass card can now be had for $110 with MIR, $120 w/o MIR, where they have it listed for $200.  If you are willing to be patients, I usually rob newegg.com on Thanksgiving Black Friday Sales.

Case in point.

Fixed.

My brother was having a similar issue, after 3 months of tinkering and talking with Stardock tech nothing worked so I just reformatted his harddrive and that got it working. I know its a pain, but if it's been awhile since you gave your computer a fresh install, it might be worth it.

It also wasnt a video/sound card issue, as we swapped parts for his machine with newer cards and it would still kick into an audio loop then crash.

Cool. Well, I wish I new how to make my Cart Viewable, but its basically everything that Aias Linked to me on the first page. All together its gonna be about 630$ For meh new Computer. Gonna start savin! Thanks for the help everyone! If your sitting around with nothing to do and happen to find an upgrade to something thats a good deal, post it on here, Ill be sure to check it out, and ill definatly be comeing back here for any questions I may have!

I did

Perhaps I wasn't as clear. What I was implying is that my brother had an older video card, we upgraded that, and he was still running into those same issues until we reformatted. I don't think whatever is causing this particular audio loop is an issue with the age of video card. I'm sure the card being as old as it is will cause it's own set or issues, but I believe this bug is being cause by an unknown source.

I tell you what, if Invadermugwi switches his video card and his audio loop is fixed, I'll buy you an adult drink of your choosin or MILLION GAJILLION dollars. Whichever you think you're most likely to recieve. If not, you owe me some apple juice in a sippy cup.