I would personally drop the motherboard down to the Gigabyte one w/ the P35 chipset (forgot what it's called) and redirect some money to making the computer more usable. For example, I would get a quieter heatsink, like the Scythe Ninja, and a quieter fan, like two Noctua 120mm fans. This way your computer will be much quieter. One problem with custom PCs is that not many people pay attention to cooling and sound anymore.
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Q6600 2.4ghz CPU | Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB
EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card
G.Skill 4GB Ram | Western Digital 400GB HD
X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card
Antec P180B Case | Scythe Ninja HSF
CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU
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