Help with building gaming rig

[OceaNz]

Hey guys I want to build a new computer with a budget around 1500-1600 with a monitor... I would like to use this for gaming with newer games such as crysis cod 4 or any RTS games... Don't need an OS or speakers if anyone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it!!

 

[Dangman]

Some questions that need to be answered:
- What exact parts do you need for that $1500 budget? Please be as specific as possible.
- What size monitor do you want?
- Will you be overclocking?
- What else will you be doing with this PC besides gaming?
- What features are you looking for in a motherboard? RAID? # of SATA ports? Firewire? etc.
- Are you in the U.S or elsewhere?

 

[OceaNz]

Some questions that need to be answered:
- What exact parts do you need for that $1500 budget? Please be as specific as possible.
I need a motherboard with lan, memory 3 to 4 gig, 1 HDD prefer 500 gb or larger, processor, videocard, CD/DVD burner, PSU... just the basic componets

- What size monitor do you want?
20" to 22"

- Will you be overclocking?
Have never overclocked before but would like to try

- What else will you be doing with this PC besides gaming?
just basic things surfing occasionally for school.

- What features are you looking for in a motherboard? RAID? # of SATA ports? Firewire? etc.
just good expandability not looking to do a RAID anything above 2 sata ports would be good and USB 2 ports no need for firewire.

- Are you in the U.S or elsewhere?
Yes im in the US

** Open to suggestions

Thanks for any help!

 

[Dangman]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping CPU - $273
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 Motherboard - $90
G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $90
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $100
Samsung SH-203B 20X DVD±R SATA DVD Burner - $30
EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB PCI-E Video Card - $240
Corsair 620HX 620W PSU - $139
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - $230
Thermalright Ultima-90 HSF - $46 & Panaflo FBA09A12M 92mm Fan - $3
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Total: $1241 Plus tax and shipping.

The above build is pretty much a best bang for you buck build.

I didn't include a case since cases are a personal preference item. Meaning what looks good to me may look like shit to you. So go out and find a case that you like. But here are some recommendations:
Cooler Master Centurion 532 ATX Case - $45
Cooler Master Centurion 534 ATX Case - $50
Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $65
Cooler Master Mystique RC-632S-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $65
Antec NSK4480 ATX Case With Antec Earthwatts 380W PSU - $68
Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Silver ATX Case - $90
XClio Windtunnel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $110
Antec Sonata III ATX Case with Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU - $110
Antec P180B ATX Case - $109
Antec P180 ATX Case - $115
Gigabyte Aurora GZ-FSCA1-ATB ATX Case - $110
Antec P182 ATX Case - $124
Thermaltake Armor VA8000BWS Full Tower ATX Case - $130
Lian Li PC-A16A ATX Case - $150
Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS Full Tower ATX Case - $150
Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case - $150
Cooler Master Stacker RC-830-SSN2-GP Full Tower ATX Case - $150
Cooler Master Stacker RC-832-KKN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case - $150
Lian-Li V1000A Plus II ATX Case - $180
Lian Li PC-V1200 ATX Case (Silver) - $210
Lian Li PC-V1200 ATX Case (Black) - $214
Lian-Li PC-V1100A PLUS II ATX Case - $220
Lian Li PC-V1200B Plus II ATX Case - $240

 

[OceaNz]

thanks for the help!