[New System Build] Advice please Budget of 1.4-2k$

--This will be my first PC I have ever hand built-- I hope I can do it right .
How well do you think this'll be able to handle crysis? I'm waiting till christmas for prices to lower on vid cards and other hardware. I know that the 9800 series will be released, and intel's releasing a new processor, but how long will this last me? Also I'm going with a budget of 1.4-2k$ If you have any suggestions on something way better and cheaper please send it my way . I most likely already have a monitor. And I definetly have speakers.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 w/ G0 stepping
http://www.clubit.com/product_deta [...] o=A1938452

GeForce 8800GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130072

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard- will this be compatible with everything?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128064

2 sticks of 2GB RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146565

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152052

PC Power & Cooling Silencer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703005

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ntec%2b900

Also, will I need more ventilation or will all of this be enough/will it fit? (I know the "will it fit" question was already answered, but I changed some parts around.)

thermalright ultra 120 for cooling
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835109140

Okay cool ^_^, will it fit all the components in it? Also, I'm not really planning on ordering this all this weekend, more like early-mid-late december. Edit:Guess I'll be good to go with fans with that case.

Okay, 6600 it is, since it's the same thing and can just be overclocked to 3.2. Will I need any other fans with the Antec Case to overclock it to 3.2?

No problem and thanks, I'm actually very new to overclocking and need to learn to how to do it first. I don't want to mess with the voltage on the card, because I need it to last me quite a while. Sound isn't that important to me heh, I'll be fine then ^_^. Any other suggestions?

The board should be great.

What type of CPU cooler are you planning on getting? The Thermalright ultra 120 is one of the most tried and true CPU coolers out there.

As far as how well it will play on Crysis depends on what resolution you plan on playing at.

20" LCD screen should be 1650 x 1050 i think if you are going with windows XP you should be able to max crysis with 25-35 FPS, but if you are going vista then you will have some trouble.

The 8800 GTX is kind of old technology, it was realesed one year ago, and it is still at the 500+, for half the price you can get a 8800GT then when the new 9800 or whatever nvidia realeses you can sell the 8800GT for around mm 200-160 and buy one of the new cards

8800gt or 38xx from AMD, which ever gives you the best bang for the buck, since your waiting until December time frame. 8800gtx doesn't seem like a good buy right now, unless it drops down to about $400 or less or it gets upgraded.
If you want a different look and still have a decent case. Try this one at $60 shipped - $20 MIR = $40!! It can hold 2 8800gtx's and can do decent cooling. Here a summary of a review from cluboverclocker.
cluboverclocker.com:September 2007
This is one nice mid-tower. While the case has a ton going for it, it could be a little better. There is no removable motherboard tray and the case is made of heavy steel. Those are very small complaints when you look at the case as a whole. A big plus for this case is it will fit 2 8800GTX's in SLI. I have an 8800GTS installed and you can see all of the extra room available. This case is also designed for nice airflow while keeping the noise down. The HDD trays have rubber grommets to eliminate noise causing vibration and the power supply opening is lined with a rubber gasket to do the same. The large 120mm fans will move more air at less RPMs than a 80mm fan. This will also cut your noise level down. Even the large rubber feet will help keep the noise level down. Overall this is a very nice case loaded with features that you'd find on much more expensive cases. Club Overclocker Recommended

Just a option to consider. This will save you about $55 after MIR's and doesn't cost you $125 up front, so if you don't even use MIR's you'd be saving $65. That savings can be put into the GPU fund or towards a brand new GAME!! The rest of your build (current one) looks good and solid. You could go with the DS3R, it's cheaper than the DS4 and save you another $40 or so. This would allow you to pocket about $105 or so for other upgrades or games, or even to save up for the next GPU's to come out in '08.

Best PSU deal around:
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-52 [...] 70716.html
Order ASAP for the rebate and keep it on the shelp until next month!

I'll go for the new intel processor's/9800 GTX. Once it comes out. Is it speculated to come out this December? That's when I plan on ordering all my parts if these items come out. Might as well get the new quad core processor too, since it will only be 200 dollars more then the 6600 and definetly faster. Same for the 9800. Also, will the antec case be able to fit all of what I plan/am getting in? I mean say I did get the 8800 GTX/6600 processor, will that fit? Will I also need a physics card for crysis? If so, any suggestions?

Im thinking this christmas when prices drop (hopefully) I'll get an 8800 GT? And also use the GTX? How well do you think that would work? In terms of powering DX10 Games? Then when the 9800 comes out, if it comes out during december that'll be my purchase over the GTX, and I'll get the GT as a present. If the GTX comes out way later when expected, say December of next year, I'll just put that one in with the GT and GTX. Oh-my-god, lol I think I'm getting carried away with this entire thing. It's way to fun!

--also, any recommendations on physics cards for crysis/other games in the future that might utilize it?--

Should I get the BFG tech 8800 GTX? Or the EVGA 8800 GTX? Is there any difference?

Here's the BFG tech one, a link to the EVGA one is up above ^^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143080

--Also, will all of this hardware work in vista 64 bit?--

Wait until January, when the new Intel mainstream processor comes out.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115035 - new intel yorkfield chip -

Will all my stuff work with this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121099

I'll buy 2 of these and put them in SLI.