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BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC 1024MB
Asus Striker II Extreme nForce 790i Ultra SLi
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache
Viewsonic VX2260wm 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 HZ PC2-12800C7 1600MHz (2x2GB)
Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Silent Full Tower Case
LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Rewriter & HD-DVD ROM
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM
Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card
Asus Silent Knight II CPU Cooler
SpeedLink Medusa SL-8793 5.1 ProGamer Edition
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi

Is the above ok? would you change anything?
 
what sort of budget you working off and what you likely to use the system for most (looks like a gaming config , but just checking ;) ) ?

as a few basic changes (not knowing budget/use) i'd drop the ddr3(for a 775 socket)/VelociRaptor and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer.

velociraptor i'd change to something like the samsung f1 1tb/640gb, sound card i'd change to a Asus Xonar.

mouse is down to personal preference but i've heard good things about the Razer Lachesis.

price of the mobo/processor i'd maybe look at going with the i7 setup, which would bring back in ddr3.
 
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i'd try for an I7 rig, might as well be futureproof.. An I7 of the same cost would likely be much faster...

Lachesis rocks... Just make sure you get a decent control mouse mat, not speed version.
 
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