My original budget was $1000, but can't pass up a 7800 GT and a 10,000 RPM HD. $1000 is coming from the parents and I will put down the remaining sum. I want a fast gaming machine. Is there anything that is not compatible or is a waste of money? Thnx for any/all replies.
Monitor:
ViewSonic VA702b Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Mouse:
Keeping my Microsoft intellimouse 3.0
Keyboard:
Keeping the old shitter
CD Drive:
Keeping the old one
Case:
This was recommended for me but does it have enough cooling power on it?
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Hard Drive:
I want blinding fast loading speeds and went for the 74 GB because it was only $50 more than the 37 GB. I also read that the 74 is faster than the 37, although I have had a 20 GB HD for 5 years and have never filled it.
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Video Card:
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Power Supply:
ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Memory:
OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700CFBOX - Retail
Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Total (with shipping): $1,339.71
Monitor:
ViewSonic VA702b Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Mouse:
Keeping my Microsoft intellimouse 3.0
Keyboard:
Keeping the old shitter
CD Drive:
Keeping the old one
Case:
This was recommended for me but does it have enough cooling power on it?
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Hard Drive:
I want blinding fast loading speeds and went for the 74 GB because it was only $50 more than the 37 GB. I also read that the 74 is faster than the 37, although I have had a 20 GB HD for 5 years and have never filled it.
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Video Card:
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Power Supply:
ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Memory:
OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700CFBOX - Retail
Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Total (with shipping): $1,339.71
. That's a good monitor, but this one would probably be better for gaming for a small price increase: 
