OverClocking PC build
 
Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 4gb gskill
MotherBoard-  GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU-  Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz
CPU Cooler- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
22" monitor
Total- $1025 with shipping(Rebates not included)
 
Normal build
 
Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 2gb Gskill
MotherBoard-  GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU- intel E8400
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
17" monitor
Total- 1066 estimated with shipping(Rebates not included.
 
I have a $1000 budget but can go over a little bit.  With the second build im not sure if the stock fan with teh E8400 will be good enough but i can't afford to add another fan to it.  Please give me some advice of which to pick.
 
 

I don't get the difference between overclock build and normal build. The normal build looks like it will overclock a lot better than overclock build.

You'll need more than 2gb for gaming. 2 more gb of 800mhz ddr2 is only around $40 those days. E8400 runs cool, so you'll probably be able to do small to moderate oc on it using stock fan, depending on case airflow.

Ya get the normal build.  Then in 6 mos or so buy an aftermarket cooler and overclock it then.  you will be happier with the normal build at stock speeds than you will with your OC build after a HEFTY overclock.

Retail is ripoff. You better look for a good cooler at ebay. I'm looking at something like used Tuniq (retail $60) for $10-ish + shipping auction ending today.
 
I don't even know what this build is intended for.

OverClocking PC build

Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS  $130($100 after rebate) is a lot on a tight budget build.
Hard Drive- 500gb HD  250GB is plenty
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt  Evga 9600GT $150
RAM- 4gb gskill  2GB for now
MotherBoard-  GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU-  Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz  E8200 2.66Ghz Wolfdale or E4600 2.4Ghz Allendale
CPU Cooler- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro  You can OC quite a bit on the stock Intel HSF
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?) 32bit
22" monitor  19" wide screen LCD

$130 is a lot for a case and a solid power supply combined???
 
 
That case/psu combo is probably the best you'll find out there.
 
I'd go for the Allendale build because it allows you to get the 22" monitor over the 17" monitor, and I think that makes it worth it right there.  Plus, when you can scrounge up a bit more dough down the road you could grab an E8400 and drop it in.