How is this for an average gaming build? What would be a good way to upgrade while keeping in budget?

I would like to stay within about $1,200 to build an average gaming computer. Please tell if there are any problems with these specs and what can be done to make it better. Also, any advice on building a computer would be appreciated. :)

-Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case



-ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard



-AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor



-Rosewill RCX-Z1 Long life ball bearing for over 75000/hrs CPU Cooler



-XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card



-Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready-ATX 12V V2.01 Power Supply



-Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive



-CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM -DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory



-LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive



-Pioneer 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI



about $800|||I was unsure if $1200 was your target, or the most you wanted to spend, and $800 was your target. Well anyway, for $800 that's pretty good, though I might reccomend getting a 5600+ for like $80 more, or a 6000+ for about $110 more. The graphics card can be upgraded to a 8800GTS 320MB (HIGHLY reccomended) for about $40. And I'd instead get 2X1GB instead of 2X.5GB on the RAM. It's not very expensive, and is very helpful to go from 1GB to 2GB.|||you seen to be pretty set, try getting a bigger video card if possible, i have a similar setup and i run everything smooth. i have plans on upgrading to 2gb ram soon, you might wonna look into tat too|||If you want a gaming rig, currently Intel based systems perform better for most games. The Intel Core Duo processor runs cooler, consumes less power, and outperforms the AMD in almost all comparisons, and is cheaper to boot. Also, games are getting resource hungry quickly - I wouldn't even consider building a system for gaming without putting 2 Gig into it.



I won't say specifically anything about the components otherwise, as it looks like you've got a decent base there. I don't know why you would want a DVD-ROM and a DVD burner. I just have my burner, and use that as my reader, as well. I guess some folks will tell you that your burner will wear out or something, but I've been using mine for around 3 years now without a problem.