$500-700 gaming/HTPC

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (this week (the closer the better))

BUDGET RANGE: (500-700) After Rebates closer to 500 is better

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming(something good for starcraft 2, wow..), surfing the internet, watching movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (monitor)

PREFERRED WEBSITE FOR PARTS: (newegg.com)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel Is intel better the AMD?
cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
(is the E8500 worth the extra 20 bucks? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)
I was wanting a vid card like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Don't know what this is

MONITOR RESOLUTION:

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I was wanting to be able to connect it to my tv (for the monitor) and also be able to use it for cable.. is that easy to do? I also need a wireless network adaptor.




I wasn't sure about all the compatibility being that i'm new to this.
Some other parts i was looking at were:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... will i have to buy a separate fan for this?

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... Is the 4 g enough?

CD drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: Something with at least 500gigs

Video: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... or something in the geforce 9 series... would i need a fan for this?

Sound: something cheap... this is not a big issue i don't care too much about sound.. and how would that work using a tv??

TV Card: ?

Internet Card: How fast of one should i get 100mb, 300mb, etc.. i get internet through the cable.. roadrunner something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

MoBo: Something that'll fit this  

OC: Windows vista?



I realize a lot of items can come in combos.. which can save money... which ones should i get?

I also had questions about when selecting the components what do i need to be concerned with.. such as with a video card do i need to worry about the type of ram it uses compared to the mobo?


THanks