Need Advice on New Gaming Computer

Hello everyone, this is going to be my first build, and it's going to be used for gaming for the most part and encoding stuff. I wanted to make sure if everything looks good or if maybe I need something extra that's missing.

The only thing I'm not quite sure on is what to get for a monitor. Should I play it safe and get a CRT monitor, which I've been using all my life, or take a chance and possibly have problems from a LCD monitor?

I know LCD monitors are getting better, but I don't feel like making a wrong purchasing decision and regretting it later. If I do get a LCD, I'll probably want to make sure it has: a matte screen to avoid glaring because I have a window behind me and one to the left of me, good/decent colors like the CRT, 24 inch screen size, and 1:1 pixel resolution.

These are two I am looking at for monitors:
1. NEC Display Solutions AS120-BK Black 21" CRT Monitor D-Sub – Retail
2. DoubleSight DS-245W Black 24" 6ms (GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor with 4-port USB Hub and Height / Pivot Adjustments 500 cd/m2 DC 3000:1 (1000:1) Built in Speakers – Retail

The DoubleSight is not in stock so I can't get it because I'll need to order this stuff in about two days.


Anyway, here is what I plan on getting so tell me what you guys think?

Case - NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail

Mobo - ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail

Video Card - VisionTek 900244 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail

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

Memory - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR800C44GK - Retail

Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

DVD Drive - SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM

OS - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

CPU Cooler - Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm "Core Contact Freezer" CPU Cooler - Retail

Thermal Compound - ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

I'll pick up a mouse and speakers at a store, and I already own a G15 keyboard so no worries there.
Total is $1,466.89 without monitor, speakers, and mouse.

Thank you for your replay.

From what I've seen, Samsung sounds like the better choice.

I also don't know if I'll overclock, but if I do it will be just a little bit. I don't feel like spending a lot of time in the BIOS trying to get the best out of it while possibly making the system unstable or frying it. If I do plan on overclocking will I need to change something in my list?

Anymore feedback is welcome.