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I'll respond to the questions as I read through this and then more onto the next question, sorry if this isn't a well organized response.
Combos will come and go. Best to do a fresh thread a day or two out right before you buy if you want help with changing some parts for others based on better cost and current combos.
As for the antec 300 case with the PSU, the case is a great case. Good cooling and room enough for your setup. That link includes both the case and PSU. You can buy either seperate if you want or choose other compents all together. Cases are very personal choices, and as long as they have some build quality, they generally will all work. PSU should have better quality in mind. Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, and Antec are usually the big three. Silverstone I think makes a nice unit too. OCZ is probably more in line with your budget and it is an acceptable line. While you can use a 300w PSU, I'd say get at least a 380w from any of the brands listed.
For the GPU questions:
That mobo will not support 2xcards. And at your budget level, don't worry about a multi card setup. With your monitor, you won't see any gains that you couldn't get with a little better GPU card. But with the limit to your budget, the 4670 will be fine. Before I bought the 1gb card for an extra $20, I'd rather see you get a a good cooling fan for the CPU. Either of these would work great. The more expensive one has free shipping, so it would be less than $10 to do the upgrade. It comes with good thermal paste, so you won't need to buy that either.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000574&Description=core%20contact&name=CPU%20Fans%20%26%20Heatsinks
The question of AMD/Intel DDR2/DDR3 comes down to budget at this point. Give us a $350 limit made these decisions for me when I spec'd out the E5200. If you have a different budget, then those questions can be asked. But not for $350. If you have significantly found more money, might be worth starting a new thread.
For the router,I'm guessing there's much cheaper solutions available. I have a cable internet connection and my OLD MS 802.11b 10/100 router is more than enough to keep up with internet speeds. Post in the networking section what you bought, the gurus there will be more than happy to steer you towards the correct solution if you didn't find it already. Also, if you're gaming online, you'll want it hardwired anyway. Wireless can't really be reliable or have the speeds to compete.
For diminishing returns:
This setup is far from hitting that point where you're paying for power you don't need. I'd put this in the bargin/budget range which is maximizing the dollar and getting as much power as you can. You're not going to find much better of a CPU for $70 when you OC the E5200. Personally, if you're building a rig to last for a few years, the AMD Phenom II x3 is the lowest CPU I'd go with, but that would require more money. The E5200 will hold its own though and you're not paying for power you' aren't going to use.
Hope this answers some questions and creates some more. I pick up bits of info too by looking up answers to these questions too. So its a win-win.
Combos will come and go. Best to do a fresh thread a day or two out right before you buy if you want help with changing some parts for others based on better cost and current combos.
As for the antec 300 case with the PSU, the case is a great case. Good cooling and room enough for your setup. That link includes both the case and PSU. You can buy either seperate if you want or choose other compents all together. Cases are very personal choices, and as long as they have some build quality, they generally will all work. PSU should have better quality in mind. Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, and Antec are usually the big three. Silverstone I think makes a nice unit too. OCZ is probably more in line with your budget and it is an acceptable line. While you can use a 300w PSU, I'd say get at least a 380w from any of the brands listed.
For the GPU questions:
That mobo will not support 2xcards. And at your budget level, don't worry about a multi card setup. With your monitor, you won't see any gains that you couldn't get with a little better GPU card. But with the limit to your budget, the 4670 will be fine. Before I bought the 1gb card for an extra $20, I'd rather see you get a a good cooling fan for the CPU. Either of these would work great. The more expensive one has free shipping, so it would be less than $10 to do the upgrade. It comes with good thermal paste, so you won't need to buy that either.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000574&Description=core%20contact&name=CPU%20Fans%20%26%20Heatsinks
The question of AMD/Intel DDR2/DDR3 comes down to budget at this point. Give us a $350 limit made these decisions for me when I spec'd out the E5200. If you have a different budget, then those questions can be asked. But not for $350. If you have significantly found more money, might be worth starting a new thread.
For the router,I'm guessing there's much cheaper solutions available. I have a cable internet connection and my OLD MS 802.11b 10/100 router is more than enough to keep up with internet speeds. Post in the networking section what you bought, the gurus there will be more than happy to steer you towards the correct solution if you didn't find it already. Also, if you're gaming online, you'll want it hardwired anyway. Wireless can't really be reliable or have the speeds to compete.
For diminishing returns:
This setup is far from hitting that point where you're paying for power you don't need. I'd put this in the bargin/budget range which is maximizing the dollar and getting as much power as you can. You're not going to find much better of a CPU for $70 when you OC the E5200. Personally, if you're building a rig to last for a few years, the AMD Phenom II x3 is the lowest CPU I'd go with, but that would require more money. The E5200 will hold its own though and you're not paying for power you' aren't going to use.
Hope this answers some questions and creates some more. I pick up bits of info too by looking up answers to these questions too. So its a win-win.
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