1k budget

[Ronnie]

^upgrade the case i would say

 

[maroon1]

Graphics card EVGA 7600gt:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130017
.

This is the most expensive 7600GT in newegg.

you can get 7600GT for $112.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130062

 

[2fast4u]

well i have a razer biamondback gaming mouse... and i have an old keyboard for now and i have a crt monitor but it would be great if i could get a lcd but if it doesn't fit my budget then i wont get it... the lowest c2d i would like is the E6400... and i dont really need more than 120gig of space for now... i also have a dvd burner already. this is the case i would like... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133147
the absolute most i can spend is 1000 not a penny over.... thanks for all your guys' time...

 

[macdawg]

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133147
Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BNS Black Chassis: 0.8 mm SECC, Front Door: Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128015
GIGABYTE GA-945P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153029
Thermaltake W0101RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CUL, TUV, and CE certification. - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115004
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231051
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136062
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106013
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE 16X DVD Burner - Retail

$797.94

 

[2fast4u]

RAM G Skill 2 gigs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231098
will this ram limit my overclocking ability??? i want to get the e6400 as high as possible without having issues with ram...

 

[b1gapl]

Overclocking brands of ram, are Corsair XMS, OCZ, G.Skill, etc.

 

[2fast4u]

would the case that i want fit a scythe ninja heatsink or do u think there would be problems???

 

[b1gapl]

I'm not sure, but you may want to get a full tower case, for some good clearance.

 

[Ronnie]

the thermaltake mambo looks exactly like the saprano and its only 50 bucks

 

[baronvongogo]

considering your budget, stick with the CRT it`ll be better for gaming anyway. Also why not just get a E6300? the only diff with that and E6400 is clock speed so you can just OC the E6300 past the E6400.

and you have to make up your mind a gaming machine or overclocking machine. For gaming you need a decent graphics card but you seem to want to OC which means you`ll need to spend a lot of RAM. Also need a good overclocking motherboard.

Not to mention you now need a case and PSU. All that for $1000? it`ll be tough personally Id get some cheap ram an average mobo and spend the left overs on getting a better GPU.