OK..buying a new PC. help a noob pick some components.

[Phantom589]

Ok my laptop just died and i need a new pc. Its gonna be used for a little mix of everything , internet, regular word processing etc, no photoshop or movie making, but definatly some gaming (cs source, mabey wow). I need something that will handle all of that well and be a good enough gaming rig at the same time, my price max is 1000.

Ive usually bought systems premade from dell etc so i dont know anything abt an adequete power supply,case or the "correct" motherboard.
I am using theAMD x2 configurator at ibuypower.com

Processor: AMD x2 3800 ...this is still the "it" processor rite? it should be able to handle the basic stuff i wanna do in addition to gaming correct?

Hard drive: [Special !!!] 200 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache]

memory:
1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand

Graphics: I want something about equal to a nvidia 6800, something slightly weaker is fine as is something a lil bit stronger that will not raise the price too much...i am thinknig abt either a
nvidia geforce 6800xt OR 6800gs..
the gs is about 70 bucks more..is it worth it?

cd-rw/dvd-rw
16X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive

sound:
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard with a 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
not very important

monitor-ViewSonic 17" Q7B TFT LCD Monitor
is this monitor worth 235?

i have NO clue regarding case, power supply or motherboard, please just recommend something that will work fine in regards to what i need it for, while keeping PRICE in consideration

CASE:
Raidmax 268 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply -25
Raidmax Scorpio-668 Aluminum Tower Case w/420W Power Supply +25
Raidmax A8 Aluminum 8-Bays Super Light Weight Case w/420W Power Supply Silver [+ $69]
NZXT Guardian ATX Mid-Tower Case w/400W Power Supply [- $7]
Standard ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply [-30]
Coolermaster WaveMaster Case w/420W Power Supply [+ $69]
Cotytech ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Silver [+ $0]
NZXT Trinity ATX Mid-Tower Case w/400W Power Supply [- $6]
Raidmax X-1 ATX Mid-tower Case w/420W Power Supply [- $5]
Antec P180 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply [+ $80]
Raidmax Ninja-918 ATX Mid-tower Case w/450W Power Supply [-3]
[New !!!] Raidmax RX-9 ATX Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply [+71]
[New !!!] Coolermaster Ammo-533 Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply [current]
[New !!!] Nzxt Lexa Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply [+ $69]


Power supply
is "Standard Case Power Supply" enuff or should i get a
** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** NZXT PF-500 500 Watt Power Supply [+49] ??

Motherboard..i have no idea
Asus A8N-SLI nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB [+ $46]
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB [+ $100]
Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB [+ $112]
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI-x16 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB [+ $137]
eVGA nForce-4 SLI Chipset Dual DDR w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB
Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI nVidia nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB [+ $41]
Asus A8N5X nForce4 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0 PCI-E Motherboard [+ $17]
Asus A8N-E nVidia nForce4-Ultra Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0 PCI-E Motherboard [+ $36]
Gigabyte GA-K8NF9 nVidia nForce4 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 PCI-E Motherboard [+ $4]
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 PCI-E MB [+ $53]

....thanks, i really appreciate any help.

 

[Phantom589]

come on ppl plzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[mwmorph]

the trinity is a nice case. The Antec P180 is proven and quiet.
The antec does not come with a psu in case price is improtant.
Raidmax isnt realyl all that impressive.

Asus is top notch, buy what you need, no more on less. The premium asus a8n sli makes for a quieter case since it hasa passive northbridge instead of a fan cooled northbridge. The normal sli should be fine though. The 6800gs is worth it.

for monitors, a good crt beats the best lcd any day image quality and resolution scaling wise. If you arent worried about that and need the space, a viewsonic is pretty good. Not a expert with that particular model though.