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last video http://media.highspeedbackbone.net/wmv/BYO-PC-TUTORIAL3-2.wmv

In case you need some help..... Here's some links and videos to help Prebuild http://media.highspeedbackbone.net/wmv/BYO-PC-Tutorial.wmv http://media.highspeedbackbone.net/wmv/BYO-PC-tutorial2.wmv These are a little dated but are very helpful. The 3rd and last video is on the following post. Couldn't put all three in one post.

Going with a single drive for the time being? Then yeah, I would divide it up, 100 GB for O/S, and the rest for everything else. That way, if you have to reinstall the O/S, you don't lose everything else on the drive.

Seems im late to the party. In case you didnt order yet. Case Corsair 400R saves you a 100$ and have everything you might need Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z like her big sister, in a smaller package, and most importantly cheap Intel Core i5-2550K No Hyper Threading but by the time you need eight real cores, you'll also need a new computer, so why pay more today. With the money saved, you can get a decent 128gb SSD and get an even faster pc, I think im gonna get me one of these Corsair Performance Pro Take pics when you build it and please share with us. EDIT: you placed your order while i was typing, oh well...

200 bucks for a case????

Ok... So off the bat I would STRONGLY advise against the LGA1366 socket boards. That socket is a dead socket and 1155 is taking its place. This will drastically change your line up, as you will need to look for dual-channel ram instead of tripple. Also it will mean a different CPU, which I suggest a Sandy Bridge based if sticking with Intel. Also a note about the ram you picked. Its dual channel. The motherboard you picked requires tripple channel. So you had a MAJOR issue off the bat. As for hard drive, I would suggest reusing any old hard drives you may have for storage, as platter based drives are expensive. 1TB drives should NOT be over $100. Though if you have nothing else to use, then go for it. Bigger drives are the better deal. SSD look good. I would advise to make sure ONLY system files get installd to the SSD. That 60GB will disappear quickly. Also, you will need to alter your system's page file as it will devote an equal amount of drive space to page file based on your ram. I have 16GB of ram and my SSD had a whopping 16GB of space devoted to basically nothing. Graphics card is good. More then Id pay, but if you have the money to burn, then go for it. If you want to save a few bucks, go for the GTX460.

heh, no. That just means that the CPUs support the on-board motherboard graphics.....basically, if you are building an office PC you wouldn't need a video card as you could just run it off the motherboard. If you want to play games, you need a proper video card.