Need some advice on my college build...

yeah basically. you want to buy RAM that is advertised at an 800mhz speed. but when you go into your BIOS to overclock, it will say that it is running at 400 mhz. you want to set your FSB on your CPU to 400mhz. this is what is known as a 1:1 ratio. even tho you set your FSB to 400, it is really operating at 1600 for reasons i personally dont fully understand, but it has something to do with architecture of the CPU
 
Here are some of my suggestions:

Motherboard:
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142
Wayyyy cheaper than the Gigabyte and very very good for a future proof. Ask anyone :)

or if you prefer a Fatal1ty colors (which I really do, red and black)
ABIT Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127022
Sexy :P

Wait for the Intel's price cut on this Jult 22nd, it'll be worth a wait

Corsair XMS2 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85025-5&prodlist=pricegrabber
$82.00 (free shipping)

Rest of the parts looks fine but I'm not sure if you would need the anti-static strap since I built computers several times without them and nothing bad happened....but it's your call :P
 
Oh pardon, forgot to post up the price of the motherboards.

Asus P5N-E SLI
$126.99

Abit Fatal1ty SLI
$116.99 with rebate (origianl $126.99)
 
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