plz help with my 1st build

adelburn

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Can I plz get some guidance from you wise guys out there

I am looking at building my 1st computer soon, around the 22nd when the prices drop, and have come up with the below spec. Basically just use it for some gaming, mainly Age of Empires, FM07 and maybe some MMORPG soon. Trying to keep the price around 600, can go upto about 850 if needs be and worth it. already have monitor, keyboard and mouse.

I would look to OC the cpu to around 3 ghz and maybe play around with OCing the ram or GPU

Looking for sumat that'll last about 3 years so need DX10 e.t.c.

CPU: C2D E2160
COOLER: AC FREEZER PRO 7
GPU: EVGA 8800GTS 320MB
RAM: CORSAIR XMS2-6400 C5 (2x1GB)
HDD: SEAGATE BARRACUDA 250GB 7200.10
DVD-R/W: SAMSUNG SH183LBEBN
CASE/PSU: ANTEC SONATA 3 WITH EARTHWATTS 500W PSU
OS: VIST 64BIT OEM

This all comes to 540 without mobo, which i am hopign someone could help with as I am not too sure on. Also would that case and psu combo be ok.
 
Cheers guys,

the 640mb GTS is a bit too much for me, so ill prob stick with just 320mb GTS for now and maybe upgrade later.

Also I have checked the ampage on the 12v rails for the Eartwatts 500w PSU and it comes in at 34A would this be enough to reliably power this rig.(Im not too keen on the akasa case) and maybe power a quad core and GTX in the future.

If not id have to go with the Antec 900 and corsair 520W.

I checked the 12v rails from the below link.
http://www.antec.com/specs/EA500_spe.html
 
Would the drop in speed affect the performance i.e from 800mhz to 667mhz or would the latency of the crucial make up for this?
 
Could be a good option as I would be looking at playing around with the ram timings.

What do you think about the ampage on the PSU would it be sufficient for my needs?
 
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