here are the pieces i will probably go with.....

antec 900 case
seagate 250gb sata hd for housing games
dual seagate 750gb hd for music, movies and pics
evga geforce 8800 gt card
crucial ballistix (2x1gb) x2 memory
intel core 2 duo e8400 3.0ghz processor
silverstone fan controller
ocz memory cooler for ddr1/2
artic cooling freezer 7 pro 92mm fan for cpu
artic cooling accelero vga cooler

now i am just in need of some advice for a power supply and a mobo.... i intend to run my build in raid1

if anyone has any advice on a ps and mobo that would be great.....i would also appreciate any comments on my current build so far........thank you for all of your time and hope to see some great feedback......thanks a lot

pancakes

A good P45 board will do just nicely, and if you're going to stick with one graphics card, the Corsair 550VX ought to do just fine. Ignore anyone telling you that you need an 850W PSU to power that... it's just bogus.

It's probably better to run 2x2GB sticks instead of 4x1GB sticks.

Will you be overclocking?

It looks like you'll be doing some gaming, so you might as well step up to the HD 4850 instead of the 8800GT. I think that you'd have to change your VGA cooler in that case, but it should significantly out-perform the 8800GT for not too much more, particularly after rebates!

I'd go with the new ATI HD4850 for a graphic card. About $160-$170 after rebate and benchmarks considerably higher than the GT8800.
Either a P35 motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128086
or a newer P45 motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128344
no crossfire, but raid.
PSU any quality 450w-550w
Antec Earthwatts $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007
or a corsair 450w or 550w
If you decide you want crossfire, then all this would be different.

Zipzop nailed it first, good catch on the 2x2 RAM

i will probably not be overclocking, at least for now since i have no real knowledge to do so and i would would prob fry some parts

i am considering going dual 8800gt cards or at least sometime in the future(are the hd4850's really that much better? seems like from what ive read there isnt much of a difference)

thx for the ram suggestion, i will have to shop around for that

i am really not that savvy when it comes to computers, so all help is appreciated, i believe i can find a decent power supply on my own, i guess i am just looking for some more detailed info on a mobo, and yes i will be mainly using this rig for gaming

thanks again for everyones time

Hey pancakes

The 4850's are significantly better, and not much more money. If you ever hope to go with a dual video card setup in the future the Crossfire platform is as good as any, particularly with the new 4850 and 4870 cards. Which can also be mixed up by the way. Buy a 4850 now, and if you want you can add a 4870 later!
Going with the possibility of Crossfire though means you'll have to go with a motherboard with an Intel Chipset. P35, X38, P45 and X48 are the most common, and all are good. X38 and X48 are the performers and will allow the dual video cards to really stretch their legs, while the P35 and the P45 chipset motherboards will restrict the bandwith available to the cards to a degree. Tests have shown this can make a substantial difference in framerates depending on the game played and the resolution being used, particularly with these newer more powerful cards in Crossfire. Also the X38 and X48 chipsets are known to be very good overclockers.
I know...I know someone in another forum told me that the MSI MoBo with a P45 Chipset had recently broken records. But hey, unless you plan on doing voltmods on the board and using liquid nitrogen for the CPU and to cool your volt modded video cards......well, that's just nuts!!!
And if you are thinking of Crossfire or sli for that matter, down the road, get a decent name brand power supply. I know they aint glamorous, but if you have a system that's using 400 watts, and your PSU is rated for 750 (which I'd use....oh wait, that's what I do use :-)). It will run more efficiently, run cooler, and most important it will have more accurate voltage regulation and also be much less likely to fail, and possibly taking critical components with it:-)
Anyhow,,,,didn't meant to bore you to tears, just had to get my two cents in.
Good luck with that build!

The Canuck