I'm helping a freind build a system for gaming. He wants to keep the rig under ~$800 and is choosing to go the Intel route, so I've suggested the following for him:

ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES MODEL SLK3700AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 350W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL
Offering a large 8-drive capacity in a convenient mid tower. This cost-effective new Super Mid Tower comes in an attractive color - Antec Metallic Bronze - with the features and quality you expect from Antec.
Specifications:
Driver Bays: External 4 X 5.25" - 2 X 3.5" (Tool-less Drive rail system for 5.25 Devices) - Internal 5 X 3.5" (Quick Release Drive cage for 3.5" Drive bays)
System Board: Standard ATX
Expansion Slot: 7 Slots
USB/IO: 2 X USB (front)
Optional Fans: 2 X 120mm (front & rear)
Case Dimensions: 18.6" (L) X 8.25" (W) X 18.3" (H) $73.00 1 $73.00

ASUS P4PE/L Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail w/ Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Onboard LAN, SoundMAX Digital Audio System
***1st Intel chips that TRUELY support DDR333 PC2700***
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4/ Celeron up to 3GHz
Chipset: Intel 845PE
FSB: 533 / 400 MHz
RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR333 PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 3GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33
Slots: 1 x AGP 4X 6 x PC
Ports: 1x LPT, 2x COM, 2x PS/2, 1x RJ45,4xUSB2.0 Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: ADI1980 6-channel CODEC
Onboard LAN:BroadCom 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller $118.99 1 $118.99

ATI OEM RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS 128MB DDR 8X AGP BULK
Specifications:
Chipset:RADEON 9700
Memory:128MB DDR 256-bit
Bus: AGP 8X
8-pixel pipeline architecture
3D Features: TRUFORM™ 2.0, SMARTSHADER™ 2.0, and SMOOTHVISION™ 2.0.
128-bit floating-point color precision
Ports:VGA + DVI + S-Video Out
Oem Bulk Pack (see pictures for details) $236.00 1 $236.00

Intel Pentium 4 2.4BGHz 512K 533MHz CPU Northwood P478 Processor Retail Box
Specifications:
CPU: Pentium 4 P4 2.4BGHz Northwood
Type: Northwood
Cache: 512K
BUS: 533MHz
Socket: P4 478
Retail Box (with Heatsink and fan) $191.00 1 $191.00

►Hot Item! Samsung Original DDR333 PC-2700 512mb CAS2.5 - OEM Version
DDR 333MHz True PC 2700 chip (Not over clock from PC-2100 chip) New release for Best Performance- Lifetime Manufacturer warranty $103.50 1 $103.50

MAXTOR 60GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # 6Y060L0 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY DiamondMax Plus 9
Specifications:
Size: 60 Gigabytes
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA133
Seek time: 9 msec
RPM:7200
Cache 2MB
OEM(Drive alone) 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty $87.00 1 $87.00

Subtotal:
$ 809.49

He has the basics already like monitor, CD-RW, keyboard etc., and will be getting the software through a unniversity bookstore, so we just have this to look at.

Basically the goal is to take this rig to near 3.0 and take the 9700 to near 9700 Pro clocks. He doesn't want extravagant cooling or voltage mods etc. How does this rig look as a value gaming rig with good overclocking potential. I'm pretty sure it'll fly through most programs, but a bit of overclocking headroom would probably give it an even better life span. He's looking to build within a week or two so waiting for the R350 etc. isn't really an option.

My concern with overclocking is how well the Samsung RAM, Asus mobo and Maxtor HD will hold up. If we can run the FSB to 4x166, then the CPU will be at ~3.0 so I'm guessing PC2700 RAM should be fine. How about the motherboard?

Finally, remember that this isn't going to be one of those unstable winter only OCs or 6 Delta setups. To sum it up, its basically a stable, quiet gaming rig with good value (partially thru overclocking) for the money. Any comments and suggestions would be helpful.