new comp building help

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Limp Gawd
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Need help making sure this will all work together, and how can I be sure everything will fit in the case? This is my first time building a computer myself.

Already alittle over-budget and undecided between q6600, q8300 and e8400
q6600 oem and q8300 are the same price on newegg right now
will probably OC alittle but nothing extreme.. plan/hope to use just stock fans

will be used for high-end gaming and probably 3d work w/ maya soon

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10041311

I already have the video card and hdd

gtx 260 core 216
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150329

seagate 640 gb hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335



1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? gaming, photoshop, maya
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~600$ for the parts I still need
3) Where do you live? U.S.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? see: wishlist
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
6) Will you be overclocking? probably the cpu alittle bit
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? have 22" don't want a new one, just got this one
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? by the end of april
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? don't need CF, sli, or raid
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? will be getting vista 64-bit
 
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Please answer the questions in the sticky titled "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST!" so that we can help you better.

A real good way to be sure if everything will fit inside a case is to actually use and put parts in it :) Oh and please hit up the FAQ as it has a ton of links on how to build a PC.
 
I recommend going with a Phenom II 920 build as the Phenom II 920 outperforms the Q8300 according to this review:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/phenom-ii-x4-920-overclocking_6.html#sect0

So I recommend swapping out the Intel CPU and mobo for this AMD CPU and mobo combo:
$240 - AMD Phenom II X4 920 CPU + Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AMD 790X AMD Motherboard Combo

So you'll save about $65 but get faster performance.

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Oh since you're waiting until the end of April, make sure you make one last post about a week before you buy just to make sure that your parts are still a good choice. If you don't mind Beta OSes, you might be able to use the Windows 7 RC that will be released around the end of April, early May. The Windows 7 RC license will last about a year so by then you can buy an actual copy of Windows 7. At this point in time, might not be a good time to buy Windows Vista if you don't mind beta OSes
 
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