Need a lot of help with this build...

[FalleNightmare]

I'm going to be going to school for Game Design, and I design a lot in my free time. I have a lot of design programs, and I need a lot of power to keep everything running at least semi-smoothly and my current PC isn't cutting it anymore. I need something huge, something to last longer. Basically these are the specs I'm looking at, and I need to make sure it'll all pan out okay when I get the parts and put it together. I know it might be overkill, but these are the specs I want, and I have the money to put into it, and I want to make sure I'm putting money into something worth buying. If you think I need to change something, and you decide to post, please tell me something that is practically the equivalent, only better, unless you can't. Mainly, I wanna make sure it's all compatible. Any help or say you have would be greatly appreciated.

• SONY Blu-ray DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write 2-Tone P-ATA/E-IDE Model BWU-100A
• LIAN LI PC-65B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
• Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm CPU Cooler
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600
• Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK
• VIGOR HCC-S1BK Aluminum 5.25" interior hard disk radiator
• GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
• Microsoft 69M-00006S Gray&Black USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard & Mouse Mouse Included
• BenQ FP202W V3 Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
• CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans
• FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX700-GLN ATX12V, V2.2/EPS12V, V2.91, 700W RoHS Quad. SLi Power Supply
• Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
• A-DATA 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PD7 2.0 8G
• EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
• COOLER MASTER AQUAGATE VIVA RL-M4A-E7E1-GP Liquid Cooling System

Thanks!
~Eric~

[noneoftheabove]

that looks pretty good but i dont know maybe you would want a bigger monitor for game design. 20 inches just isnt that big anymore go 22in. also the sunbeam tuniq tower might be better for cooling that what you suggested there is a good price on that at the heatsinkfactory.com (its actually a good site)

[flanzig1]

Would drop the HD radiator, probably not worth the extra cost for maybe a few degrees cooler HDs.
Would also wait on the liquid cooling kit, generally it's considered better to buy seperate, quailty parts than buying a kit. And would see how your system works with air coolong before going the liquid route.

[jer888]

Don't waste your money on the blu-ray. I'm not saying not to because I don't think you'll need it eventually, but Blu-Ray drives will become 50 dollars or less just like DVD drives did. DVDs should hold everything you need at this point. I haven't seen any software that comes on Blu-Ray yet. Wait a year or two, and the drives will be better and ALOT cheaper.

[FalleNightmare]

What about compatibility-wise? Will the parts play nice?
~Eric~

[flanzig1]

Everything looks to be able to play nice with each other.
A couple of suggestions: if not going to OC, would go for Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 in a 2gig kit.
Would also look at the Asus P5K series of motherboards, probably a bit better than the Gigabyte and a bit more money.
The 700w Fortron PSU is a bit of overkill but Newegg has a good price on them.