New build need help

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im looking at budget of about 1000 to 1500 quid, mostly going to be using it for gaming ok im lying im going to be using it for gaming all the time :P, ive heard that quad cores are gna be dropping in prices mid july so i might wait till then well heres what id like,

1) quad core cpu Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) -
2) very good mobo EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775)
3) atleast 2gb of ram mayby more, tell me which wd be really good
4) a nice case Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

5) 200gb + hard drive
6) 2 x 8800 gtx Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB or anything better might not go for 2, dunno what do u guys think any point in SLI? or should i just go for 1 of EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra Black Pearl WaterCooled 768MB might have to be nice to my dad :P to stretch his pocket hehe
7) vista

ive already bought a zalman water cooling system, not really confident with over clocking dunno might give it a try, heres what ive dug up on the over clockers site take a lookl;

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £294.99
(£346.61) £294.99
(£346.61)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra Black Pearl WaterCooled 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (768-P2-E888-AR) £559.99
(£657.99) £559.99
(£657.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £1,158.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £204.73
Total : £1,374.62

ok so what can i do to reduce that price, but maintain the quality please help, anything that could be changed get something cheaper save some money etc please help thanks, might end up waiting till july when the prices drop but ill have to think. Not to mention after this i will also have to buy a 20+ inch screen but that will be seperate so no worries but help me save as much money as i can. Most of my money is being drained by that graphics card do you think its worth it or could it be changed for something else.
 
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