new build first time suggestions please

i have £550 too spend roughly $1100 , and im thinking of building a pc as i reckon i will get more for my money then just going too pc world , i would even buy things from the us alogh i live in the uk i like the look of the q6600 quad core processor but thats about as far as iv got id really apprecaite any suggestions of what i should get

cheers al

That's a solid build, especially being able to fit some seriously high quality speakers in there. The only thing I would change is go with a 19" monitor to improve your gaming fps because of a slightly lower res. This will decrease the build by enough to fit a 500-600w qaulity PSU which will be a little above the minimum of 429w that is recommended at the link below. Corsair is an excellent brand though

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

You can oc any of the proc mentioned. The reports on the 8000 series processors are outstanding.

My understanding is if you are going to oc the 8000 series you can acheive 3.8-4.0 Ghz on air.

wats hsf

does the gigabyte p35 ds3l , work well with the 8400 , i dont really play much games maybe some football manager games, mostly i wanna encode avi's too dvd , and i use adobe photoshop and that kinda things

ok firstly, stick to one post...its weird to type the same thing on 2 posts.

Yes the e8400 works very well with the DS3L....this board supports all the Penryns. But then e8400 is very expensive at the moment and in short supply. One of the principal reasons to buy the e8400 is that its $100 cheaper than the q6600. and faster too. So its up2 u. Regarding the GPU, ive written on your other post.