my wish list and i plan to buy it tommorow after reviewing the thread for suggestions.

EDIT : cant seem to get wish list to be sharable so posted parts.
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Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

duel in SLI - EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

OCZ ModXStream OCZ780MXS ATX12V / EPS12V 780W Power Supply - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9300 - Retail

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX - Retail

2x IN RAID 0 - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail

2x Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM

Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM


i have a few questions :

1. is this setup completely compatible?

2.seing as the 9800gtx just came out recently, how much of a perfomrance increase (ballpark) will two 9800gtx's SLI be over a 9800gx2.

3. is my case good? is my power supply good? ( can it handle the computer ?)

4. whats the difference between windows OEM and retail. should i be cool getting the OEM?

any other advice / comments / imput would be great.

thanks.

1) Setup is compatible

2)The 9800GTX is rubbish. Better get SLI G92 8800GTS.

3)You don't need a 780W PSU...the Corsair 550VX is powerful enough for your setup...available for $55 at buy.com

4)Why do you need TWO dvd burners ??

5)I don't think that Creative 7.1 has 100% vista support.