Building a new computer; thoughts?

So I'm getting tired of my old-ass Athlon 64 2800+ with the AGP 7800GS causing me all kinds of grief in newer games. It works great for stuff like HL2, but even WoW lags like a bitch with this thing.

So, I'm building a new one. And I'm going to replace everything. The only thing I'm keeping from the old computer is the 120GB hard drive (unless ATA and SATA don't like each other), the mouse, and the keyboard (the monitor's starting to go; every time it turns on it shows lovely translucent red lines all over the screen for about 5-10 minutes).

I shopped around Newegg for a bit, and came up with this setup:

Monitor: Http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824002280 (199.99)
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 (117.00)
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148246 (94.00)
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128044 (134.99)
Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102007 (65.99)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003 (223.90)
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122022 (284.99) or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150189 (249.99)
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156062 (84.99)

Total cost: 1277.45-1464.95.

Any changes I should make? Or should I start saving up because this is going to break my bank?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The reason I chose a CRT is because of two reasons, mainly. The first is that desktop space isn't much of an issue, and the second is that this is for gaming, and I don't want to spend more for something that (generally) performs worse for games than with a CRT.

Second, I'm seriously reconsidering the E6700, because it may be that I just simply don't have enough money to buy it. I've got about 1K in paychecks and tips sitting around, but that's offset by the 1K check that I wrote my parents (they deposited the 1,000 into my account so that I could pay for school, and I didn't notice and paid for school using THEIR account). I may go for something more middle-of-the-road, like the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003.

Thanks for the tip on the aftermarket heatsink. The one you linked is VERY reasonably priced. I'll also pick up a new power supply along with the case (and keep the old one as a backup). I have an Antec SilentPurepower 480W power supply, so I think I'll go for something like that again. Thanks for the comments =D

EDIT: Yewgh.... I'm looking at Antec power supplies and it looks like not only is my beloved Silent Purepower series discontinued, but there are quite a few reports of failing after a few weeks/months. Any recommendations?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The monitor I'm using right now is more or less dead. A few months ago, it started showing translucent red lines in various parts of the screen, and it's gotten worse and worse to the point where for a good five to ten minutes afterwards, the entire screen is covered by the lines. Besides, it's a little crappy. Can't display anything above 60Hz at a 4:3 ratio past 1152x864.

Reading your response, Render, I think I might actually look into an LCD. Any recommendations on a good monitor? What response time should I look for?

EDIT: Taking a quick look around Newegg, I think that this seems pretty good. It's a little less expensive than the CRT was, too. =o

I did forget though that I have a DVD burner in the current computer. I also plan to get a new hard drive and possibly keep my current 120GB one (although it is starting to get filled up, sadly), but I'm not too sure it'll work since the old drive is IDE and the new one is SATA.

I didn't realize though how good onboard audio has gotten lately. I'll strike that from the list and save 65 bucks. =D

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I actually didn't notice it was a quad-core, but thinking back on it, I actually think that it would be better if I kept the quad-core motherboard. One of the reasons that I'm replacing virtually everything on my current computer is that I didn't build it with ANY upgrade room. It was an old Socket 754 motherboard, AGP slot (when the PCI-E cards were already out), etc., etc., etc. So, the way I figure, I might as well spend a little more now and maintain excellent upgradability, rather than pay a bunch more later (like I'm doing now).

It also didn't help that I cavemanned a stick of RAM into a memory slot backwards and then turned on the computer when I first built it, wrecking the slot and causing a nice spurt of smoke to rise from the thing.

The monitor you linked looks good, Mikey, but I'm a little bit wary of spending too much. One of the main reasons I liked the monitor I picked out is because among other things, it's less expensive than the CRT I picked.

And I agree definitely, now. Looking at the prices and the specs, the E6600 is what I'm looking for. I'll edit the original post.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Alrighty. I've saved up enough. One last question: Does standard Windows XP Pro support dual-core functions, or should I pirate legally purchase a newer copy of Windows?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Oh, I have XP Pro. I'm just wondering if I should get a different version of XP if Pro doesn't support dual-core systems.

How ya doing, buddy?

Cheers, then. Saves me the trouble of pirating expense of buying a new copy.

FELIPE NO

Whooooo, I got my computer built. =D

One question though. Right now, my computer (which is running XP, no service packs) only recognizes about 130 GB of my 400 GB hard drive. Installing SP2 fixes that, right? ;_;

How ya doing, buddy?