Couple of Questions - case and cpu

[deluxegamer233]

Hey all you people.

I'm about to get a case, Lord willing. Newegg has a free shipping special ending 5/24/09 [today].

I'm looking at the Raidmax Smilodon [$70 and $15 MIR] and the Raidmax Tornado [$45]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156225

I have a Gigabyte P45-UD3P in the mail [atx].

Any help on what to go with and/or if there's a non-raidmax version of either of these that is around the same price that would be better? I see a lot about coolermasters, but don't like what I see. Not really drawn to the price per fanness and looks [although have some pretty inexpensive cases with decent everything]. I read they're made for lots of modding, but i wouldn't know where to start about completely changing it. Onward.

For the cpu question, should I get an E8200 for $110 [total cost] or an E8500 for $160 [total]? I was thinking the E8200, because . . . it's only 110 dollars, but at 160 . . . . hehe.

How much overclocking potential does the 8500 have over the 8200 [I ask not with plans of record setting. . just for lasting value]?

I plan on playing Supreme Commander. . . .Crysis looks so cool, I might get that eventually, but haven't yet.

Price and performance, what do you think?

Sidebar, I just got a Big Typhoon for $20 and free shipping off Thermaltake's refurb store online.

and. .

[Cross-posting - ignore if easily angered] I have another post here in motherboards if you'll check that out as well. It's about bent pins.

Thanks in advance.

 

[deluxegamer233]

What about with the Big Typhoon?

 

[deluxegamer233]

I'm getting a decent cooler and can leave the case open - do you think the $45 case would take me a year at least? And with the processor - I don't plan on upgrading for a while - 32nm processors are coming this winter.

All in all, what's the final word?

 

[deluxegamer233]

I might not have enough money for the 8500. Newegg has a special for ten off a 20 dollar - plus free shipping. Haha that'd be sawEET. Do all cases on newegg work with all the new parts? Does it matter at all what case is gotten?

 

[ragsters]

Have you looked at the antec 300 yet?

 

[deluxegamer233]

What would you do? Go 8200 for 110 or 8500 for 160?

I pulled up the antec 300 - I mean, it's 60 compared to 10 . . deneros. Haha I'm almost set on getting the cheap case. How do I know if it's compatible [what's the c2ds and . . there's another one]?

 

[deluxegamer233]

I ended up buying a pentium d 920 [2.8GHz, dual-core, 64-bit] for $40.

If I overclock the shite out of it, is it going to perform as well as cores of the core 2 duo platform? How does the lower bus speed affect besides "giving more overclocking room"?