The Antec 900 and 1200 are great cases... but i was at a microcenter where a tech friend works and he showed me the Coolermater HAF(High air flow) case... This case is really nice... it's very solid and moves a ton of air... I am buying one in the next couple of days... I saw it at a Microcenter store... you can hide the wires behind the motherboard and it's tool less to add drives... and it has airplane propeller fans to cool it...lol
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … mp;Tpk=HAFCOOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
another thing to consider is the processor... the Q6600 is 190 bucks... and from reports it seems to be a good choice for the money... easily oc'd to 3.0 if needed... the 9450 is a good proc also... just a little money savings with the 6600
and the thing i recommend the most is a great PS... I have a 650 watt Antec and it works perfectly... I bought a non name brand PS awhile back and wasn't very consistent power wise... The PS is proabaly the most important item in a computer...
The ATI cards are really great also... I'm getting the 4870 1gb myself... the nvidias are strong also... and there are some really good deals out there...
and the motherboard i'm buying for a new comp... i asked my tech friend and he said this board was good
Gigabyte... I have an Asus now and it's been great... I still may go for a new Asus when i buy...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128344good luck and check different forums... anandtech and toms hardware... people are brutally honest if they have an issue with a part...
and always be wary of the fanboys who don't know much and spout out random things.,..lol... luckily this site has a lot of smart computer builders and enthusiasts... so you should do alright...
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