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Ok, About to Order

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Well, here's my list. Just looking for someone who actually knows what they're doing to give it a quick look and make sure I'm not screwing up big time.

Antec P180b*
Intel Q6600*
WD 640GB*
Asus P5Q
G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR2 1066
Antec EA500 (not POSITIVE on this, but the price is right)
XFX 9800 GTX (I'm really tempted to wait for the GTX+, but I've been putting this off too long... mid July right? And no, I'm not going ATI (need CUDA))
Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Acer 22" LCD (Not firm on this. I already have a 20" widescreen - anyone think it would be annoying to pair a 22" with a 20"? It's hard to justify a 20" for only like $10 less!)
I'll throw a cheap optical in there too, but I think that's it...

* = already own

I am planning to do moderate overclocking. Am I making any bad moves here? Thanks a ton for any and all input on this, I wouldn't be able to build computers without you folks!
 
Looks pretty good to me. Some would suggest a more powerful PSU, but I suspect the earthwatts you chose would be up to the task, even with overclocking the CPU. It's a phenomenal bargain at that price.
 
The PC2-8500 is overkill and over volted from my point of view. Look for some DDR2 that's rated to run 1.8-1.9v @ PC2-6400 speed (or faster if you like).
 
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