new rig - suggestions needed

[soul geezer]

finally placed my next order... albeit 2 months later than planned! couldn't help meself when i noticed the free delivery (yep, im a tight git.)

Order date and time: 6 Jan, 08, 5:27 pm.

Your order consisted of the following items:
Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter £14.99
CoolerMaster Stacker 832 £135.99
Coolermaster Real Power 850w Modular Power Supply £119.99
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £81.99

City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri) Shipping: £0.00


still deciding on the motherboard, proccessor and ram etc... will be utilising my current bfg 8800gtx and fatal1ty sfx.

so... which mobo, cpu and cooler?

asus striker II or asus P5N-T deluxe?...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-261-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1057
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-260-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1057

intel Q6600 or E6600? (suggestions on coolers welcome...)

or should i ditch the above idea and go am2+ with a phenom?...

was also thinking of getting this ram unless someone has a better suggestion?... (just cause i like the funky heat sink ) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-089-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

 

[xen_]

Don't get a phenom tbh, I'd go for the q6600 over the e6600 the difference in price isn't that much really.

 

[Ben M]

what are you going to be using the pc for?

can't go wrong with a tuniq tower to cool your cpu (well you can, if you don't check that it will fit first =p)

 

[soul geezer]

gaming mostly... and so i can give my old rig to the wife and little un so i can actually use my own pc again! (the wifes always on ebay and the little uns always on nick jnr...)

current rig is asus m2n32 sli deluxe/ amd x2 4600+/ 2gb geil ddr2 6400 ram/ 8800gtx. onboard sound and gfx will suffice for their needs, so im keeping the 8800 and x-fi for the new rig.... also might add another 8800gtx at some point, hence the OTT power supply.