Aye, no doubt fun to do suggestions. Now it's my turn
Now, for the CPU, my personal choice would be the
E4300. Sacrifice a few features that aren't really utilized (virtualization) and a bit of cache. However, you gain a 9x multiplier (same as E6600) for easier OCing at nearly half the cost of the E6600. The few people I know who have this thing have reached solid OCs of 3.4ghz
For motherboard, the max is a solid board, but my choice would be
this one. Plenty of ports, features, and a solid OCer
For RAM, I'm going with the
bigger brother of the one that Kariudo suggested (though it ain't really much, just lower timings 4-4-4-12, same speed). Proven to be Micron D9 chips, proven to be strong clockers.
Graphics card, the 7600GT is solid. Still, due to the extra money from going to an E4300 instead of the E6600, I suggest the
X1950PRO. Only a small step below the X1950XTX, nice low price, makes it a killer card.
Now, as Kariudo mentioned, a new PSU will probably be needed, and I concur with the choice he (she? just covering all bases) made with the
GameXStream 600W
Total: $935.96 (or if live in CA, $1017 after tax) with possible free 5-7 day shipping, or about $10 2-day shipping