New build

[Grinlips]

With roughly $1000 to spend i found myself quite lucky....
MSY Technology in Sydney have great prices and as i live in Canberra
i asked a local puter store to match there prices.
my list is as follows..
(will be getting in roughly 2 weeks.. so if anyone has any ideas or hints..
i'm open for suggestion)
this build will be for gaming and hard core ripping

Antec Twelve Hndred Case............................$240.00
Gigabyte GA-M52S-S3P AM2-Motherboard........$74.00
AM2 6400+ 3.2ghz CPU.................................$185.00
Coolermaster Extreme 650w PSU.....................$97.00
Gigabyte 512 8800GT Video Card....................$234.00
Pioneer Black 20x SATA DVDRW......................$33.00
Logitech G15 Keyboard.................................$87.00
Logitech G7 Mouse.......................................$90.00

= $1040.00

as the AM2 6400+ doesn't come with heatsink or fan
i was thinking of maybe a Tuniq Tower as i will be over clocking at a later stage... any sugestions to a cheaper alternative?

p.s. i already have a 22" benq and 4gb of ddr2 and hdd's here waiting
will be upgrading to a quad when the q9550 comes down in price

 

[oscaryu1]

Overclocking will require an adequate cooler, but nothing extreme...

You won't need such an expensive case to go with that build. I'd also advise a Intel build, 1) Because Intel has had the edge for some time, 2) Intel's price to performance on processors is great, and 3) You're going to overclock. And from what I see, some extreme overclocking.

 

[Sell224]

looks good, but like the previous poster I would go with intel over amd right now. The e8400 is an awesome buy for its performance. Thats what I went with. Good pick on the 8800GT too, I would say that is one of the best bangs for your buck out there right now.

I also agree that the case is a bit overkill. You don't need a 240 dollar case, ever, imo. I got my case pretty cheap and I love it, absolutely best case I have ever had.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec+900
You could probably find it elsewhere cheaper.. I don't think I payed that much for it.

 

[Ethan3.14159]

the 900 is a great case, but if you plan on overclocking you wont be able to do much with the 6400+ because of how hot it runs right out of the box. go with an e8400 and a good p35/ p45 board or even an x38/x48 for more oc'ing ability.

 

[oscaryu1]

looks good, but like the previous poster I would go with intel over amd right now. The e8400 is an awesome buy for its performance. Thats what I went with. Good pick on the 8800GT too, I would say that is one of the best bangs for your buck out there right now.

I also agree that the case is a bit overkill. You don't need a 240 dollar case, ever, imo. I got my case pretty cheap and I love it, absolutely best case I have ever had.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec+900
You could probably find it elsewhere cheaper.. I don't think I payed that much for it.

i live in Canberra

Prices are probably different there. Who knows? A GTS G80 might be more expensive than the GT.