New Build - Need Opinions

[WCracka]

Hey, I'm making a new build that can be easily upgraded, be used for college applications, and be good for gaming. Here it is, let me know what you think.

Cooler Master Stacker 830 Evolution
Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i
BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTS 640mb
Thermaltake toughpower 750W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66ghz
Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb)DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Dual Channel Kit x2
Western Digital Raptor 150gb 10,000rpm HD
Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm HD
Sony IDE DVD-ROM drive
Lite-ON 20x DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe technology
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

 

[Daredevil_8]

Asus Striker = no. No future, and apparently not that great of a board. Get a P35 Series motherboard so you can upgrade in the future (ddr3, 1333fsb, etc). Plus they're like $100+ less

Why a QX6700? Unless you're waiting until at least the price cut, you're wasting money when you could probably get by with an E6600 or less. Even after price cut...thats still a waste of money, unless you plan to do a LOT of CPU intensive stuff (CAD, Photoshop) at the same time. Get a cheaper one and overclock it, or dont...still fast enough!

Vista 64bit is too buggy right now IMHO, get 32 bit or XP Pro 32/64 bit.


Otherwise...looks good.

 

[WCracka]

What type of Mobo do you reccomend? I looked at a couple and not sure which type to get. Also the price cut is at the end of June right? I've been looking at cooling for this rig and it looks like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811999127 for fans and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835109140
for the processor. Any other suggestions? Thanks!