rocking integrated graphics since 9/04/05 thats when i got my first laptop, and i never felt a need to upgrade untill I started playing wow and rediscoverd the PC, i used to play AOEII a whole lot, in fact I still do, but the stuttering of wow, and lag i shall finaly upgrade, ode to the pc the only gaming machine that one has complete controll over and can be modified to work in a card board box lol

Pentium 4, 512gb ram integrated graphics, in the house... yea yea lol

CoolIT Systems Freezone Elite TEC CPU Cooler with MTEC

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_202&products_id=23095

Q9550 or a Q9450, or something like that for around $500, and is the Q9550 worth the extra cash.

Also i might just use regular watercooling depending on the space in my case.(external is not an option b/c I am modding a big old speaker from the 80's that finaly quit on me(can anyone say hand me down) and i don't want it to be obvious that there is a computer inside,) i will post pics when finished:P

Now I have most the parts picked out i just need a CPU cooler and GPU card, but space will be limited. For the Cooler the max height is 75mm and it must fit a LGA 775 socket, and am looking for a GPU that will run cool. I am going with a single card, and it does not need to be that graphic intensive. I play WOW, CSS, AOEII, but i want to be able to play other games at good framrates but it doesn't have to be a high settings etc. and I love to watch movies, when i get the money I plan to put a blu-ray player in this comp.

So summize

NEED

GPU & CPU FAN/Heatsink

ALSO

is my power supply suffiecient?

Specs-

SILVERSTONE SG01-BW Black Aluminum MicroATX Desktop Computer Case - Retail

$140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC ****B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail

$120

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001

Intel BOXDQ35JOE LGA 775 Intel Q35 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail

$120

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121094

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail

$210

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

$87

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184

ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail

$35

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156

Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM

$180

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136151

Razer Barracuda Sound Card

$200

Razer Barracuda Headphones

$129

Razer Mouse Pad

http://www.razerzone.com/p-84-razer-exactmat-duo-precision-gaming-surface.aspx

$30

Thermaltake X-Ray Cigarette Adaptor / Beverage Holder

$15http://www.xoxide.com/xray1.html

Logisys 15" Deluxe Sound Activate Cold Cathode KitBlue

$12 (2) ($24)

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2974/lit-119/Logisys_15_Deluxe_Sound_Activate_Cold_Cathode_Kit_-_Blue.html?tl=g6c75s134

Total right now is about 1770USD and my budget is as close to 2000USD as possible. THX

EDIT: I also found this on the web for the GPU

SG01-F is capable of fitting 12 long graphics cards

Graphic card length reference:
ATI Radeon HD 2900XTX 1GB GDDR4 (OEM version) - 12
Leadtek Quadro FX 5600 1.5GB GDDR3 - 12
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra/GTX - 10.5
ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 - 10.5
ATI Radeon HD 2900XT - 9.5
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GS/GT/GTS - 9
ATI Radeon HD 3870/3850 - 9

If an expansion card is longer than 9.6" and it needs to be installed in the first slot, please refer to the manual for installation instructions.

I want to build a pc for 500USD does not have to game hard just AOEII and WOW.

however I want to turn this baby into a server/htpc in the next couple of years so please keep that in mind.

i will be building my self and i could increase the budget if really needed.

Also dual core is nessary(or quad cuz it will eventualy be playing movies and acting as a server) and i already have a HDD with an OS on it.

And PSU needs to be 80%+

thx comunity :)'

you are defineately gonna want a sound card

if you have the money buy the razer barracuda sound card with their barracuda headphones they are awesome, in CSS it is amazing what you can hear and for music they are sick too:)

first to defend my point above, to a person who does not know alot about computers having a warranty/tech support is priceless(or an additional $39.99 lol) and with prices so low it is easy to justify the an extra 40 bucks for a 500 dollar computer that is meant for buisness and surfing the web.

second we as a comunity digress

good luck with ur build comeback when you see the specs