just an update
my budget build so far:
1. silverstone (eagle) aluminum gaming case? (it's huge-- thanks twotwins)
2. Intel XTS100H cooler <-- not compatible with my set up
3. 1000w power supply <--- dead
4. nvidia geforce 8800 gts oc (vid card) DEAD old geforce 8500gt (new one on order)
5. 2 large fans and 2 smaller fans
6. dvd player/writer
7. 650 w power supply
8. gskill ripjaw 4g RAM ddr3 1600
9. coolmaster cooler
10. gigabyte mobo lga1156
11. i5 cpu 750 2.66ghz
12. 300g wd raptor 100k hd
all this and i'm still under 3 bills