high-end gaming build!!

Ok...after weeks of researching and going back and forth between components I have finally settled down on this high end gaming rig.
Im sticking with Nvidia GPU's and mobo cuz i've always been a Nvidia guy.

I already have Windows Vista - 64 bit Home edition, 24 inch Samsung monitor and the Antec 1200 case.



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

CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail

GPU - 2 x EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Hard Drive #1 - Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Hard Drive #2 - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Memory - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF - Retail

DVD Burner - SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q/BEBN - OEM

Power Supply - Thermaltake Toughpower W0133RU ATX12V / EPS12V 1200W Power Supply - Retail

Water Cooling - Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT CPU Liquid Cooling Kits - Retail

Water Cooling - Swiftech MCW30 Chipset Cooling Water-block - Retail

Total Newegg price : $2539.90

I know Im not getting the best price/performance with this rig but I'm ok spending more for a better machine.

So what does everyone think? Any suggestions or comments? Am I forgetting anything?

Will adding a audio card help free up memory? I only use 2 speakers. Do I need thermal compound or anything when I watercool CPU?

I went with the 780i mobo since the 790i from what i am reading still has a lot of bugs/install issues....And I am fine with DDR2 Ram. I plan on overclocking this rig so I thought that I would try watercooling for the first time. Added the chipset cooling block to help with northbridge. I want to SLI in order to get better performance in the higher resolutions. native resolution is going to be 1960 x 1200.

Thanks for your comments!