Looks pretty good. Just some thoughts: I would look into getting the 1090T because it has unlocked multipliers. It's only $10 more and it's a whole lot easier bump up to 4ghz. It may not be necessary, but check out the Corsair H50. It's a pretty good closed-loop liquid cooler. My current rig (1090T) is overclocked to 4ghz and averages around 39C under full load with prime95. Not too shabby. If you're willing to spend a bit more, I would look into a different powersupply. The two things you generally don't want to skimp on are powersupplies and cases since you can reuse them from build to build. I found that Seasonics seem to be built like tanks. Oddly, you can overload them by a couple hundred watts and they still perform flawlessly. You may want to look into modular powersupplies, too. Otherwise you'll end up with a giant mess of tangled wires that take over the case like an overgrown octopus. Also, check out the AMD Radeon HD 6850. It's a bit more expensive, but it performs quite a bit better than the GTS450. It also overclocks like a motherfucker (you can easily get 6870 performance out of this with stock voltage) I found some RAM that is $10 cheaper with slightly better reviews http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL082511&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL082511-_-EMC-082511-Index-_-DesktopMemory-_-20231417-L01A It's $38.99 with promo code EMCKBHE24