Looking to build a gaming PC

I'm looking to build a new gaming PC in a few weeks, and was wondering what you guys would suggest for parts. I prefer to use an intel cpu, but other than that its all fair game. I'm willing to spend $600-800. I already have a 22" 1680x1050 monitor, but likely everything else other than a disk drive i will need new.

Thanks for the help

-Andalf

Look at a cheap core2 processor as they overclock like crazy, for gfx personally I would go for a 4850 or 4870, 4 - 8gb ram, 64 bit OS, I use an antec 900 case and they have just come down a bit in price, dont cheap out on the psu either.
I did a quick spec but havent looked too hard, havent confirmed that the memory is certified with mobo for example, the psu may be a bit overspeccd for your rig etc, but you should get a good idea.
Came to $762

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021>

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006>

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359>

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206>

XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233001>

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166>

ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121272>

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148335>

TOTAL = $762

Good build

O just thought, do i need an aftermarket CPU fan if i'm overclocking?

I would say definately go with the Gigabyte mobo. That is what i have and it works great. I would also suggest the 700w PSU over the 550w one just to be sure. But other than that its a great build. The GPU is also one that I have and it works great! I don't know about either of those two cases but the GPU is very large and we had a difficult time putting it in the Antec 900 so make sure none of the cases are too small for the video card or the mobo.

You really need 650W min to crossfire 2x 4870's. Your CPU is going to consume ~150W and each GPU is going to consume ~200W underload, then you've got everything else which doesn't account for much but say another 50W, thats 600Ws.

IMO running SLI/Crossfire or paying for that option to have down the road is a waste of money for most people. The thing is you have to buy another 4870 before they stop producing them. Will that happen before you feel the effects of the 4870 holding you back? Maybe not. How much money do you spend to have crossfire support in your PSU and Motherboard. How do you save if you forget crossfire?

Dont think I could get use to having glasses on using nvidia 3d, but I guess its the future of how things are going, what next a helmet, <hmm that seems like something allready tried in the past.

ahh forgot the rediculously expensive monitor that goes with it, and yeah I realised that your card has to work twice as hard which is why i suggested sli