Spec me a sff gaming rig! please!

[alkaline]

sff experts and club members....lend me your skillz

I want to build myself my first SFF system sometime soon. I have built one comp before, but it was a regular tower...so this is my first venture into the mini realm.

I am going to use this for:
-Gaming
-Listening to music
-Web browsing
-Doing homework

I am not going to use this for:
-Photoshop/similar apps
-overclocking

I havt $2250 to spend! All i need is the case w/all necessary components and a monitor [preferrably a LCD Widescreen]. Let me know what you would build!

 

[sleepeeg3]

Overclocking facilitates
-Gaming
-Listening to music
-Web browsing
-Doing homework
No reason not to!

 

[Dillusion]

Overclocking facilitates
-Gaming
-Listening to music
-Web browsing
-Doing homework
No reason not to!

be nice

back OT, get this, and ye shall be happy:

case/psu:
silverstone Sg01 case w/ enermax liberty 500w PSU

mobo/cpu:
AMD: Biostar TFORCE 6100-939 w/ Athlon64 X2 4200+ or Opteron 165/170
intel: MSI 945G w/ intel Pentium D 950/940

video:
ati: X1900XTX
nvidia: 7900GTX

RAM:
amd system: g.skill HZ 2x1GB kit
intel: corsair xms 2x1GB ddr2-667

sound:
creative labs x-fi xtrememusic

HD/optical:
your choice

mouse/KB:
logitech G15/G7 mouse

monitor:
Dell 2005FPW or viewsonic vx2025wm

 

[alkaline]

i really want a case with a window on it [wanna put in some ccfl's and see the inside].........any suggestions for one that does?

 

[Dillusion]

i really want a case with a window on it [wanna put in some ccfl's and see the inside].........any suggestions for one that does?

The aspire X-QPACK has windows...but its a more 'cubey' case and bigger

 

[Steeeeve]

Here is my suggestions (depending on the type of gaming you wish to do).

Qpack
AMD 4000+ or 4400+
MSI mATX mobo (since you aren't overclocking...either ATi or nvidia chip)
7900gtx or 1900xtx video card
2gb of ram..any well do but I have mushkin which is kick ass
Seagate harddrive (never not get a seagate...people may disagree with me but after many harddrives in my time I wouldn't do anything else)
PSU....errr, everyone says the liberty so go with that I suppose
Sound card: up to you....I honestly don't haer much difference in the audigy and the xfi...but then again I can't hear at all half the time.


Everything else, just pick up something that has good ratings I like viewsonic for monitors...19"