you could go with a very powerful AMD proc for less also

i mean, tha tlist i made earlier were some of the cheapest components out there for what you need to do, and the proc you want is double that processors price. that dvd drive is fine, i only picked the otehr one because it used SATA instead of IDE

Yea....i knowthe price of the processor is HIGH.....but many ppl that say to go along with the quad specially if you have no plans to upgrade later (which is my case)......and also considering the fact that many softwares and GAMEs in future will be making use of it and that is according to many forum users and review magazine......so i dont mind spending the little extra to get a hand on Quad core @ $296

ok. i will post the list shortly for you, with the q6600

CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Quad Core, Kentsfield core, 2.4Ghz, 8MB L2 cache, 1066mhz FSB
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
$310.00 USD

Motherboard- GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 (LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard) Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$125.00 USD

Memory- CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$104.00 USD

Graphics Card- XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB XXX 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Newegg.com - XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB XXX 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$140.00

Sound Card- Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1,, 24bit, 96Khz, PCI Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
$30.00 USD


HardDrive- Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS, (250GB) 7200RPM, 8MiB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$65.00 USD

Case- Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Mid-Tower ATX computer Case (2x 120mm fans, 1x 90mm fan) Newegg.com - Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black 0.8 mm SECC Chassis, Plastic Front Door ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$80.00 USD

CD/DVD Drives- LG DVD/CD Writer, IDE/ATAPI interface, Black Newegg.com - LG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPIDVD Burner - OEM
$28.00USD

Power Supply- Enermax Liberty ELT500AWT 500watt yes it is enough power ^^ Newegg.com - ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB - Retail
$110.00 USD

ok. this is everything. you now have to decide what operating system you want. Vista, or XP. Vista is about 120 dollars more expensive, but if you dont want to upgrade in the future, i would recommend Vista, because XP is old, and will soon be discontinued

OS-
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium DVD - Retail

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium DVD - Retail
$220 USD

TOTAL- $1,150 USD, not including shipping, and tax.

sorry its a little on the expensive side, a bit over 950 dollars, =P but these are all, good, reliable components, and they should give you excellent performance in the years to come. There are few components that cheaper ones, that would server your purpose, and last. sorry.

Thanks a lot for your Help completed my rig........now just goin to open another thread...!!