How do these specs look for a 'best value' gaming rig:

I like games, but I am by no means a serious gamer. I put this system together with this in mind - that I want something fast, but don't need something insane/insanely expensive, loud, and hot.

What I would like help with is 'balancing' the system in two regards:

1.) with what I have selected, how will future upgrades be (as in, do I have a good platform for upgrading for a GeForce 10 or after CPU in a few years?)

2.) is everything balanced overall, in that there are no bottlenecks or wasted resources?

Thanks, any advice is appreciated.

Oh, I am not scared to overclock, nothing extreme, but if I can get another 10, 20, 30% out of the system (or just CPU), I would do it.

Card reader - as in internal USB card reader for CF cards from my Canon 30D.

I just don't want to deal with some jankey external one. Its nice to have a solid base in which to put the cards in (one hand).

I totally understand about the upgrade path, for example, the MB supports SLI, so in a year or two, I could toss another video card in (if I could find the same one!) and have a nice little boost in performance.

Oh, if anyone has suggestions as to other equipment, please let me hear it.

Thanks!!!

I have seen lots of people recommend the Antec Nine Hundred case. If you are interested, there is a good deal on it at CompUSA right now ... $90 after instant discounts and a $25 rebate (good thru 2/13) = $65

Case:

http://www.compusa.com/products/pr [...] Tower_Case


mail-in-rebate:

http://image.compusa.com/pdfs/0027452.pdf

The Antec P180B is a very quiet case and looks good although plain. It's big and heavy though.