Final Reccomendations for first time builder PLEASE

SCBUcFanTX

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Been doing a lot of research for last 3 weeks...eyes bloodshot. Anyway, I believe my setup is complete, ready to purchase, until i recieve it and decide to add any extra components...can someone second this please?

Motherboard:
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard (HELP NEED RECCMDATION ON SOUTH BRIDGE)

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

Cooling System:
Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler (CPU Fan and Heatsinks)
Arctic Silver CMQ-22G

Graphics:
eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card (Times x2)

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (OKGEAR 18" SATA Cable Model GC18AUGM) (Times x2)
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM (Thermaltake XRound Clear SATA-UV 18" 2-Head (SERIAL ATA 150) Cable Model A2101)
(Thermaltake A2321 Aluminum Hardcano 14 HDD Clamshell Cooler - Retail)

Monitor:
SAMSUNG 204B-SV Silver-Black 20.1" 5ms DVI LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 300 cd/m2 800:1 - Retail

Memory:
CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail (CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans - Retail)  on VANTEC NXP-305-BK Black Fan & Light Controller Panel – Retail)


Optical:
SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner

Casing:
COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 RC-830-SSN2-GP Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Or

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan

Power:
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-850-EMBA ATX12V / EPS12V 850W Power Supply 115/230 V CE, cUL, TUV, NEMKO, BSMI, FCC - Retail

Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Speakers:
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail
 

exo12

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yup, i second the 6600, as the performance increase for the price is not worth it.

Also, whats with the screaming memory? unless you want an insane overclock, then back it down, because it a hell of a lot of money. maybe you have a VERY big budget, but i cant justify the inflated prices for fast memory, its a bit stupid imo. side question; what are the performance increases?
as far as i no (not much) its bandwidth, which im not sure conroe needs