I've been five boxing on a older PC and Laptop and want to consolidate it to one machine. This will be about my fourth solo build but I'd like the opinions of others. In particular will the Raptor drive make a big difference?

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card -$135.99 after rebate
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OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V - $79.99 after mail in rebate
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - OEM $184.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115018

2 -G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $119.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131232

Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $174.99
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ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail $35.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135156

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116493

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $5.99
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ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail $26.99
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Total build cost - $1,239.88












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