I am looking to build a system for around $600, and I already have a DVD+-RW, Case, and CPU heatsink w/fan. I've asked my brother in-law about of lot of this stuff, but you guys on the boards just seem so brilliant, I had to see what you thought too.
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E OC GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W
Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
With MIRs = $531
Mainly, this will be used for gaming. I plan on upgrading the Video Card once the new GeForce 9xxx comes out (and the 8800GTS's fall in price). I also plan on overclocking the Allendale to around 3.0 Ghz.
As far as the OC'ing goes, I have heard that stock cooling can get the job done, but has anyone here had more experience/better advice?
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E OC GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W
Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
With MIRs = $531
Mainly, this will be used for gaming. I plan on upgrading the Video Card once the new GeForce 9xxx comes out (and the 8800GTS's fall in price). I also plan on overclocking the Allendale to around 3.0 Ghz.
As far as the OC'ing goes, I have heard that stock cooling can get the job done, but has anyone here had more experience/better advice?