Good for gamming?

I didn't know you could game with just a processor and a motherboard.
Seriously, post the whole specs if you want us to give you a proper answer.

Personally, Id prefer the 680i one.

That doesnt mean it is in anyway at all "better" though. You wont find hardly any performance difference from either of the motherboards it mroe dependong on other factors such as graphics and CPU.

Yeah thats good , but why dont u go with P35 ?

are quad cores 775?

I was wondering if theres anything I should watch out for when looking that dual and quad cores.

I remember I bought a p 4 2.40 years ago. After I got it I found out it was a "D" version which was the slowest. Seemed like a dirty trick to me. Are there things like that with the dual and quad? \

also if I go with the rig I picked above will it be considered a high end machine I can use for Gamming?

I looked on Wiki but didn't understand it all about Dual Channel. What is the difference between DDR2 RAM and DDR2 - Dual Channel. Do both the motherboards above support both?

I would go with the Nforce 680i, but thats just me. the Q6600 is likely the best CPU for high end gaming or other intensive apps. I would pair that with 4GB's of RAM if you can. By the way the 8800 GTS is a large video card. be sure there's room for it in the case. (just in case you might want to know).

Hate to nitpic, but there never was a P4 2.4 "D", unless you mean a Celeron D 320, which runs at 2.4GHz. There were four socket 478 P4s offered at 2.4GHz: The 2.4A, with Northwood core and 400MHz fsb; the 2.4B, with Northwood core and 533fsb; the 2.4C, with Northwood core and 800MHz fsb; and finally, once again the 2.4A, this time a Prescott Core and 533fsb. Only the 2.4C offered HT.

As for your questions, everyone likes the GO stepping CPUs. Either motherboard will work, but you really don't have to spend that much money on a mobo just to game.

Are you looking for a plain or a flashy looking case? Do you want a window or not?

Thermaltake Mozart. That'll do the trick.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133025

That is the ugliest case I have ever seen. I would get an Antec 900.

CM Stacker 830

Has enough space to fit 2 8800gtx's.

Plan on putting water on mine later on aswell..

I never said it was a cheap case... just that it would do the job...

fair enough... I quite like that mozart though... and I find the 900 to look cheap and tacky, and those awful lights on the front just make me wanna...

Both are valid choises though... so choose whatever you like. Although the Mozart is a bit outside the realms of reason...