Custom Computer Final Specs Check and Revise please!

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CAS: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) X-Blade 3 Gaming Med-Tower 450 Watt w/ Window [-4] (SILVER Color)
CS_FAN: Default case fans
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+114]
CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
FREEBIE_CU1: FREE! CyberPower Multi-Purpose Carrying Briefcase ($19.99 Value)
FREEBIE_CU2: FREE! Cyberpower Unleash The Power T-Shirt ($19 Value)
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+54]
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: NONE
MOUSE: NONE
MODEM: NONE
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) MSI P6N SLI-FI nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (4x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium (64-bit Edition
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster Unit 600 Watts eXtreme Power - SLI Supports)
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SOFT1: Free 60 Days Microsoft® Office® 2007 (Words, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook + More) - Windows Vista™ Required
SOFT2: Microsoft® Works v8.5
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy SE
SPEAKERS: Logitech (BLACK) X-530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Superclocked Powered by NVIDIA

I am going to do a lot of online and offline gaming
I also plan on upgrading to atleast a q6850, maybe 8gb of ram and the latest video cards also please suggest something about the following because i dont kknow much about them: motherboard, optical drive, and the psu
 
The PSU is fine, the mobo is not bad, but I'd just go with a P35 or x38 mobo rather than a SLI able mobo. As for the optical drive, its mostly all similar.

You mentionned that you would get another GPU, well its a good thing the one there is an EVGA, but I am not sure if the step up program applies to a computer if u didn't build it yourself and have all the required boxes and stuff.
I would suggest you get the 8800GT 512mb or the 8800GTS 512mb instead of that card cuz they both are better and possibly cheaper.

Also, how much is that rig going to cost ?
Have you thought of bulding it yourself ?
Why do you want to upgrade to Q6850 and get 8gb RAM, what exactly do you do that needs so much power and what is your budget ?
 
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right now its about 1,625 for the whole thing but in the future when things get cheaper im gonna start updating a bit it will be cheaper thatn getting a complete new system
 
But there are thing which aren't worth getting... I wouldn't get a Q6850, its close enough to a Q6600, I'd wait a year or 2, until it get a little outdated, then something considerably more powerful will come out, not something slightly more powerful which will be equally outdated in 2 years.

Getting 4gb RAM is plenty and often overkill, so 8 is just out of question for now. But maybe I'd get 2x2gb instead of 4x1, that way if you want to upgrade, you are saving.

You can also save money by getting rid of the sound card.
 
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