brand new custom pc, compatibility?, bottlenecks?

hey everyone im new to building pcs, but i know my way around one quite well, i just never sank over 1100$ into one like this before, so i bought a lot of the components already and ive been reading these and noticed other people that do this end up with an extremely fast system that bottlenecks in one spot, so to avoid that im here, this is the stuff i have or will soon buy:

xfx 680i lt sli

e8400 3.00ghz

ocz reaper ram ddr2 800, 4 (2x2gig)

320gb maxtor hdd 7200rpm

antec 900 series gaming case

eVGA 8800gts 512mb

vista home premium 64bit

dvd/cd burner

not sure yet on power supply(how many watts brand etc.)

my monitor is an Olevia 32in hdtv and i have a 5.1 surround sys.

so just wondering what (if any) the bottlenecks are and how i can fix them thanx in advance:)

Ditch the 680i board. If you really want SLI, pick up an nForce 7 chipset board instead. 750i boards are trickling onto the market (and aren't looking quite as promising as I thought), and 780i boards are already here. I'm not even sure if the 680i is fully compatible with the E8400. I'm almost positive it won't recognize the processor out of the box, you'll need to flash your BIOS to get it to work. And you need a processor to flash your BIOS.

And I've had bad luck with Maxtor hard drives, but that's really your call.

about the maxtor, our compusa was going out of buisness and so i got it for 50 bucks with tax so i thought it was a pretty good deal even if it is junk, and if i ever go to sli the 8800gts with another what kinda power do i need for that, it recomended 450 but i know that isnt enough

about the maxtor, our compusa was going out of buisness and so i got it for 50 bucks with tax so i thought it was a pretty good deal even if it is junk, and if i ever go to sli the 8800gts with another what kinda power do i need for that, it recomended 450 but i know that isnt enough

wolfdogelite

If you hard drive goes out, it's going to be a little more annoying than just replacing the drive. You're going to lose your files, programs, etc.

And for the power supply, if you're planning on going SLI, I'd say a good 600-700w unit would do the trick. I like the look of the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610w considering its price.