Another first time build (are we good here?)

Because you wont overclock you may be better off with an intel i3 2100 or 2120 on an H77 chip set motherboard . That will run cooler and quieter and game identically

You could reduce the size of the SSD to around 40 gig and use intels smart response technology so its a cache drive .

That would probably free up enough extra money to upgrade the graphics card to a 6870 which will game better at 1080p resolution

You'd need an 80+ bronze or better rated power supply

The CX600 is good, but not a great unit. Get the Antec NEO 520W.

Thanks for the input. After considering what has been said and digesting what I got so far, I have made some revisions and have come to some questions.

Let me just say that some of the components are, I believe, over-kill for what i truly need. For instance, the 600w PSU is no doubt more than is needed. The SSD has probably more space than what a cache type drive needs. And of course the CPU is more powerful than what I will need out of my PC. So I agree, there could be some tweaks with those items. But, the reason for the selections so far is because they were deals, imo. They had better p/p ratios and were within a couple bucks($5-10) of the competition and were superior on performance.

The exception was with the SSD. I could save ~$20 by knocking some gigs off, but I figured why not? I have seen what they can do and I'm a believer. What I might do is scale the HDD down a some because 500g (+90) is, for me, future proofing for the next couple decades and I'm not too sentimental when it comes to unused programs. And as for intel's SRT, I really don't mind manually managing files so its not a factor. As long as I will be able to transfer data between the drives I'm good.

The PSU suggested is a good alternative but wouldn't fit my case. I have a picky case selected and recommends not to exceed certain dimensions.

As far as the GPU, I will make that my last purchase so I can save and get a better one. For a while I was set on a $60 AMD 6770 but decided to match CPU price with a $120 AMD 6850. The GPU is of major concern so some suggestions will be (and have been) appreciated.

Ok, so to the questions...

1. With the MOBO, will I have room for a wi-fi card and possibly a sound card? Will I even need the wi-fi card? (I remember reading somewhere that some MOBO's come ready to connect wirelessly.)

2. If I go with DDR3 1600 RAM on a 1333/1600(oc)/... MOBO, would I have to oc to use it or will it operate at 1333 just not to potential?

3. How much consideration should be placed on 12v rails when selecting a PSU? What do they connect to?

Those are the questions I have ottomh. I know I have others so maybe when this thread gets lower on the list I will bump it with more. These are issues that could be resolved through some research but its a lazy sunday and I'm tired of chasing my tail with research. Thanks for bearing with me through my legacy; now if you dont mind I shall have a sandwich and take a nap...

As long as you don't make the SSD do many write cycles, it will perform really well. SSDs are meant for reads mostly, not writes.