- After seeing alQ's tests on core and HT performance, I'm almost convinced that an i3 is minimum. I might take you up on this one
- Having 4GB of RAM in one stick is much cheaper, I'll copy that over too, good idea, along with a better priced HDD and lower tier MoBo. Money saved here can be poured into the CPU
- Unfortunately I'm a strong believer in getting a good case. You'll have it for a long time, it'll last multiple upgrades and probably multiple builds too; plus it's partly responsible for thermals, noise, dust filtering (therefore the life expectancy of most components), and keeping your components protected from every other nasty thing out there
I know it doesn't contribute to performance, but honestly, the Corsair 200R is probably the cheapest case I can recommend.
- Final thing. That EVGA PSU is just 80+ certified. I think a PSU is incredibly important and I would never recommend something like that. Bronze is the lowest.