Need help building a computer!?

Q: I am planning on building a computer, and I have the parts picked out. I need to know if they are compatible and if I need anything else. As far as I can tell it should work, but I need to make sure. biostar gf8200 amd athlon 64 x2 5000 windows xp home edition oem 1gb ddr2 1066 ram 160gb sata 3.0gb sata hard drive DVD-R burner 1.5gb sata 3.0gb sata cable 1.5gb sata cable micro atx case pci wireless card I didn't include things like monitor or mouse. Also, is my 3.0gb sata motherboard compatible with my 1.5gb sata cd drive? Will everything work out? Do I need to buy any thing else (cables?) Thanks! PS: I found everything on newegg, so if you go there you can find the pieces I'm using. Wow, everyone responded fast =D Yes, it has onboard video. It's a nvidia geforce 8200, so I figure it will work pretty good for gaming. The case I have comes with a 400W power supply. I also realize that I need another gig of ram, but I can always buy that later and easily install it. I am installing it by myself, but I know my way around a computer pretty well. Thanks for all the answers! Whoops, forgot to add this. Yes, I'm buying SP3. I'm buying the OEM, because I really don't want to pay 70 dollars for a manual and some tech support I don't need. Anyways, thanks for all the answers! Yet again, forgot to add this. My motherboard can do up to six SATA 3Gb/s. I'm guessing that means it will support the 1.5Gb/s too, but maybe I should call them.

A: All looks good except I would suggest another gig of ram. As for the SATA 1.5 issue, do not worry. If the board data buss is 3,0, that indicates a maximum speed and a 1.5 drive will work just fine. I doubt that you would ever really notice the difference anyway. I don't see a video card listed, so I'll guess that the board has onboard video. That's ok, but if you want to do any high end gaming I would suggest a good video card.

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