Basing new system around 24" LCD

[Punked]

Hey guys, I've been out of the computer loop for years now so I need your help!

I'm not a big gamer, but will play something every now and then. I will basically be using my computer for movies, music,MS office, Photoshop etc.

I'm looking at getting the Dell 24" LCD as I believe in spending a bit more on something I will keep for a while.

I have around $800 - $1000 to spend on building a whole new pc (not inc. the monitor), including case, dvd-rw, hard drives etc!

I was looking at somethin along the lines of an Intel E4300, 7900GS, 2GB ram.
Would the cpu and video card be sufficient for the large monitor?

Any feedback appreciated

 

[myocardia]

No, not for gaming. For everything else, of course. But then again, if you're running very old games, like '99 or 2000-era games, then yeah, they'd be fine.

 

[DNyholm]

I opted for the 1950XT that was under $200 at the time. I built the whole system (not including my monitor) for about $1000 AR:
E6400
P5B-Deluxe (the DS3 can be had cheaper)
2gig DDR2-800
Case
PSU
320gig WD HD
DVDburner

Of course, there are a lot of ways to cheapen it up with cheaper memory (533 or 667), E4300/4400/6300, etc...

 

[engiNURD]

163 - C2D E4300
108 - GA-965P-S3
135 - STT DDR2-667 2GB
300 - 8800GTS 320MB ($30MIR)
95 - 320GB 7200.10
30 - CM Centurion 534 w/ Window
65 - Enhance 5150G 500W
30 - Lite-On SATA DVDRW
40 - Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU HSF
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$966 + tax and shipping - $30MIR