[Suggestions on Newbuilt System] Gaming Platform

Sorry for another homebuilt thread, but i am trying to get a decent Gaming PC together for the upcoming Warhammer Online game. My PC currently is real old, got it my 8th grade year which was 2000...

My total so far is $400 bucks and my budget is 600-650. I could use some improvement and any tips are welcomed. Please let me know if there is anything that needs to be changed, im not too sure of what im doing. Oh, as far as keyboard, mouse, monitor ill be using the ones i have, those i replaced last year so are ok.

Here are the minimum specs for Warhammer Online and my base.

For Windows XP
2.5 GHz P4 (single core) processor or equivalent
1 Gigabyte RAM
A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
At least 15 GB of hard drive space

For Windows VISTA
2.5 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
2 Gigabyte RAM
A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
At least 15 GB of hard drive space

Supported Video Cards

ATI Radeon(TM) series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3650, 3850, 3870
4850, 4870

That being said, here is my machine.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156136 $47.99

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103210 $67.00

MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813135089 $62.99

Cooling Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134 $24.99

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820178154 $37.99

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136161 $59.99

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161203 $99.99

Thank you for the reply auscanzukus, I made some adjustments accordingly.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119106

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139003

G-Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121253

All these parts should be able to work and fit in with each other right with windows XP? or do i have to install Vista?

not sure what resolution your monitor is but that card and this set up should work nicely on most resolutions. If monitor is over 22" (so 1920x1200 or higher) then it will be taxing but i am guessing based on your build price that isn't the case.

good call on the hdd. well worth it for $12 bucks. $42 is a lot for the cooler considering total build price. and unless overclocking don't need it. if you did those two things then you would be at $620 and have a heck of a budget machine. plus you have some options. that is $620 with the e7200.

you could go:
$670 with the e8400 which would be a big step up or
$690 with the q6600 which is quad core so might be more useful in the future if games start to take advantage of mutithreading.

however since this is a budget build and for gaming i would recommend the dual core. what i put unless you can go $670 then get the e8400 which is a great improvement.

bdollar nailed it.

That pc will last a few years if you're not maxing out every new game. Antec builds cases that look nice and are easy to work with. Sonata is a great one with a good psu.