thank you for all the help i have decided to go with DDR2 cause it is alot cheaper. Thanks Bosmer for saving me almost an extra $300. With that extra money i added on a VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000 RPM SATAII w/ 16MB Cache.:D The only difference i have now is....

RAM- OCZ 4GB PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 4GB Edition Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (2 x 2GB)

MOBO- Asus P5Q Deluxe w/ DualDDR2 1200, 7.1 Audio, Dual GB Lan, 1394, PCI-E x16 CrossFireX

Thank you again to Bosmer cause now i am a VelociRaptor HDD and to everyone else that has put there opinion into my build

Hi i was thinking about buying these parts from one of my local stores and building my own computer i would like your opinion on the parts and what you think of it over all. p.s i went for a DDR3 motherboard and DDR3 ram because i dont want to have to buy a new motherboard in the future when DDR3 is more popular. thank you in advance

CASE-Thermaltake Armor Super Tower w/ 25cm Fan, Black Steel

CPU- Intel CoreTM2 Duo Processor E8500 3.16GHz w/ 6MB Cache

MOBO-Asus P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n w/ DualDDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Dual GB Lan, WiFi-AP @n, 1394, PCI-E x16 CrossFireX

RAM-OCZ 4GB PC3-10666 Gold Edition Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 2GB)

HDD-Hitachi 500GB Deskstar T7K500 SATA II w/ 16MB Cache

OPTICAL DRIVE- LG 16X DVD-ROM, Black (OEM)

GPU- VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDTV-Out, HDMI(planning to either buy a 4870x2 instead of this depends when it comes out or crossfire this with another 4870 or 4870x2)

PSU-OCZ 1010W GameXStream Power Supply w/ Quad +12V

OPERATING SYSTEM- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic x64 (64-bit) DVD w/ SP1, OEM,

I am building a pc for the first time and i have pick out all the components i want and i was wondering on what your opinion is on them and if there is anything i should improve or replace? Thanks in advance!

CPU

DVD ROM

Motherboard

Case

RAM

Video Card SLI

Operating System

HDD

PSU

CPU Fan

Is there anything i am missing?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3427124&sku=P450-8812

or a XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3606194&CatId=3668

would it be worth the extra $25 for the 8800 GT XXX??