My first build, any suggestions?

[408ttop]

I'm a gamer and my current pc won't run any of the newer games, Crysis, AoC, Bioshock ect.

So far, this is what i'm looking at.

mobo=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024

cpu=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

psu=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

2x hdd=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136201

2x gpu=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130335

2x mem=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227284

case=
I'm not worried about looks, just keeping 2 8800 gt's and the cpu cool.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011

cpu cooler=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003

I plan on running vista 64 bit, and i've never done any overclocking.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dirtmountain]

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
for CPU cooler reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 good cooling, decent noise levels
i'd also get the retention bracket, but that's because i hate pushpin mounting.

 

[mihirkula]

You won't notice any difference between the E8500 and the E8400 ... get the latter instead since its cheaper by $80. It IS the most popular gaming CPU.

Instead of spending $140 on a 750W PSU heres a $100 750W PSU of the same if not better quality.

http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=corsair+750tx&qxt=home&display=col

Oh don't get the 320GB WD... get the Seagate 500GB 7200.11 for the same price of $85 instead...and its faster than the WD 320GB too.

Instead of the overpriced 8800GT get the faster and cooler 8800GTS for just $175

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127325R

Though you should wait for the new Radeon 4870.

The Xigmatek S1283 is the boss of coolers out there.

 

[homerdog]

mobo: The 780i wouldn't be my first choice. It's expensive and inferior to its Intel counterpart, the X48. Still, if you want SLI you have to go with Nvidia.

CPU: Drop down to the E8400 and save some $. You won't be able to tell the difference, especially if you plan to overclock a little.

PSU: Great choice, but keep in mind that Newegg doesn't have the best prices on PSUs. That being said, $140 isn't bad for a Silencer 750.

HDDs: I would recommend a single larger drive over two small ones in RAID. The 640GB model is only $109.99.

GPU: The new Nvidia and ATI cards are coming out in a couple of weeks, and they should blow away what we have right now. Unless you're in a hurry I'd say wait on this one.

mem: That should be fine

case: Fine

cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro