$500 upgrade advice

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gaming. i really only play source based games, cs1.6, wow, wc3. i'd like to play starcraft2 when it comes out acceptably
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500, yes
3) Where do you live?
las vegas
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
mb, cpu, psu, ram, gfx card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
case, ide dvddrive, seagate barracuda 7200.10 320gb, belkin 54g pci wireless card(if mb doesn't have wireless)
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
15" lcd
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
next couple of weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
wireless(if not possible, will use aforementioned pci card)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
legit winxppro32bit

i already picked out this psu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
not sure about the rest...
 
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 & Phenom 2 x4 920 Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.183653 $222

XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 120mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233012 $37

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231241 $46

SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822 $85

BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 550W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.8 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702008 $80

Total $470 before S&H

est overclock is about normally 3.36 GHz to 3.6 GHz @ 1.45v
 
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