Well I finally got everything in and assembled. I did break down and am returning the processor and hard drive. Found some good deals on components from a local store that I am using in the meantime. Final setup is as follows.

Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4 Ghz

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

EVGA 896-P3-1264-AR GeForce GTX 260 SSC Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model

2 x Western Digital 500gig Hard Drives - Raid 0 Setup

PC Power & Cooling PPCS750QBL Silencer 750W Quad Blue ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, ULC, CE, CB, RoHS - Retail


All I can say is omfg... in the process of installing WoW but damn this thing is fast. Boots fully into windows in around 20 seconds.... So far I am lovin it. Now once I get the game installed I can finally start my Quad Shaman Team...

Thank you so much for the input everyone. You guys kick ass!!!