Hi, first post here...

1) Downgrade CPU to a 3800+ (or 4200+)- save the money now and get a 65nm CPU in December.
2) 700W PSU is a little overkill, but thats a nice system
3) Make sure the RAM is CAS4.
4) Do not even think about quad SLI or with DX10 coming. I would actually downgrade the video card to a X1800/1900XT and spend the money on a DX10 card w/ Vista.

Congrats on your first post  

Thanks for the reply.
I couldnt decide on the GPU and didnt want to drop 450 on a GTX or buy 2 GT's. The 700W is a little overkill, but from what Ive heard about DX10's and the cards that are going to run it, I'll probably need the power.
Corsair is CAS4.

I agree. The 7950 GX2 is WAY past the point of diminishing return for video cards at the moment. Get a little less powerful GPU for a lot less money. I know, I know, the 7950 GX2 is the end-all be-all right now, but in my opinion it is for people who have more money than common sense. All that extra power is frivoluos and will be completely outdated in just a few months. I say, wait for DX10 stuff to show up, then get a high-powered card.

But then again, you are spending a ton of money on that system. Its up to you, but its way overkill for anything besides impressing your friends.

Thanks.
That was the one element I really wasnt sure about. I was originally looking at BFG 7900GT 512MB. It's about 200 buck cheaper and will be a good tie over.
BTW,
Im coming off of a 3 year old Dell Dimension 8200. P4 2.53 I think its a socket 478. Still works, but am turning it over to the kids.

That's a good choice of card - plenty of power for now and a good savings over the 7950GX2.

Yeah like others have said about the video card wait until DirectX10 cards come out. Get like a 7900GS or X1800xt

K.
I kept the CPU as is. It's reasonable and I had been looking at a C2D 6600 which is still 90 bucks more expensive. Plus, from what Im coming from, the 4600 should be amazing. Also, Im in no major rush come Q1 07 to get the 65nm chips yet. I'll wait and see. This is my first build. I did cancel the 7950 GX2. I found the Gigabyte 1900XT for 350 after an instant rebate of 70.00. This seems to outperform the 7900 GT and in some cases the GTX.
Odd though that I bought the SLI board and SLI cert PS. I assume that the 6 pins PS for either the Nvidia or ATI cards is a standard connector (at least as far as I can tell)?
BTW, overall cost with above, 2 DVD drives, media reader, Logitech speaker system (280w), Saitek KB, MX1000 mouse, and OS was about 1972.00. Good for me.