Ok heres what my build looks like that was recommended by my friend...includes everything i think i need tell me what you guys think http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1599206&WishListTitle=First+gaming+PC

Get crazy with the cheez whiz -Beck

maybe you made a mistake on the 80 gig hard drive, but its not sata (aprox. 20 percent faster then ide). i would argue for you to gett both sata 80 and 160 gig seagates.the price would be the same for what you are currently paying for the western digitals. The seagates also have the 5 year warranty over the 3 year warranty on the western digitals.

you could get picky on the gfx card. paying extra for the 256 mb is defintiely not worth it for any noticable gains in performace (gaming wise). about 2 weeks ago i bought at new egg for the pci:e x800, a 30 dollar rebate= 160$. If you look righ now at new egg, they have the same deal for 145$. the card runs cs:source and guild wars at everything max smoothly. comparatively at the nvidia side would be the 6600's at roughly the same price. although the x800 has 12 pipelines and will consume a lot less wattage from the psu then the 6600.

finally take this opinion closely and do not get the 2.1 X logithechs. defintiely get the 5.1 X530's for 20 dollars more. its a better bang for the buck and you will enjoy the surround sound 5.1's