Need suggestions

[Charger69]

Building a new system, working out the price & such with my budget, this is what I have come out with. ( I am looking to spend less than $3000 ).
I will use this rig primarily for gaming, but I do burn a lot of CDs/DVDs.

Processor: Athlon 4400+ dual core

Heatsink: Stick with stock? Better alternatives? [Want options for the future if I wish to OC..]

Power Supply: ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) FM 660W Used Enermax in my old PCs, been reliable albeit expensive. Any credible alternatives..?

Motherboard: Looking at ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX - Anything recommended over this?

CD/DVD burner: No idea whatsoever here. Never been good at picking these, just want something fast and good quality. I am about 4 years behind on these.

Graphics Card: XFX 7800GTX 256mb [Wondering if I should go with this or the MSI one with a smaller price tag?]

RAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) Should I opt for the more expensive ram Corsair offers?

Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB (Alternately I am just thinking pulling one of my 100gig HDs from my old PC, cache on 'em is 8mb though instead of 16 here, to save cash.)

Sound Card: My old Soundblaster Audigy Platinum. Is it too outdated?

Case: Not sure on this one. Looking at http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=TAC-T01&cat=CAS but am open to anything. Personal preference leans more towards black or metallics. Suggestions?

Will be air-cooled, still looking around for good quiet fans. (Suggestions?) I would like to cut costs wherever possible, I will be waiting for GTXs to go down to go SLI..

Thanks for any input,
-charger69

 

[discochan]

If your looking to replace your stock HSF, I personally like the Zalman ones. They are the perfect blend of performance and quietness.

 

[sc00ter]

The stock HSF on the X2's are supposed to be quite good, but if you want some really good/quite cooling you should look into these: SI-120, Zalman 9500, or the Big Typhoon.

I'd look at these for as alternative PSU's: Antec TPII 550W, OCZ Powerstream, or PC P&C's 510W SLI. All of them are very good quality, though my personal favorite would have to be the OCZ because of it's very high price/performance ratio.

The motherboard is good. I'd stick with it.

This is a good burner for the money.

I wouldn't get either of those brands for the GPU. Both the BFG and eVGA cards have lifetime warrentees, which would definitely make them worth a little more.

I also woudln't get Corsair RAM. Eclipse would definitely know more about it than I would, but here're my recomendations: OCZ 2GB Platinum or G.Skill Extreme 2GB.

HDD is good, as well as the soundcard IMO.

There are a ton of good cases out there, so here's just a little sampling of the better ones. Antec P180, Gigabyte Aurora, CM Centurion 5, and the CM Stacker.