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Please, for the love of God, use NewEgg.com. I see some of your prices have been made more sane, like the Q6600. $350 is insane. $250 is better.More tweaking. Ignore everything else before this
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 $269.00
EVGA 780i $329.00
Corsair DDR2 4-4-4-12 800mhz $198.00
Sony Sata AWG170SB2B $55.70
Gigabyte*GF 8800GT PCI-E 512MB $352.00
Gigabyte*GF 8800GT PCI-E 512MB $352.00
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio $126.50
Logitech R-10 Black 2-piece Speakers $38.50
Silverstone 650W ST65ZF $176.00
Found some cheaper stuff and went for the 8800GT (no 'S') with the extra gfx card its still under budget by about $100 so it looks like a superior option atm. Think this'll be my final list that I'm gonna go shopping for.
Instead of the EVGA 780i, I'd recommend the Abit IP35 Pro, which is around $150. UNLESS you absolutely want SLI (2x video cards). This motherboard can't handle SLI, but is one of the best single card mobos.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
Get THIS RAM. It's the one you want. Corsair XMS 2, 2GB of DDR2-800. But it's only $53.00 per 2GB. HALF the price you want. If you send the rebates in, it's $28.00 per 2GB!! You could get 4GB of RAM for about $50!
Much better than $200! Don't you think?
I'm glad you decided on the 8800GT. It makes much more sense than the GTS. GTS is too expensive for only a very slight jump in performance. 2x8800GT isn't a bad idea, but stay away from the fanless Sparkle versions (they run too hot). I think your price is too high--NewEgg has 8800GTs for around 200-230.
If you end up running 2x video cards, you will want a 650ish power supply, so that's good. If not? Only get a 500-550~. I'd recommend a CORSAIR one, like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=Corsair+550w .
Also consider a WD Raptor. They make a big difference in some gaming/all loading performance.
Whoever is giving you your prices is trying to cheat you.