Need Help designing a gaming/slash media PC

[Evan(CA)]

I have searched and searched and there are so many options and contradicting information out on the web. I plan to purchase a build to order PC online as I don't have the technical know how to do it myself nor the desire really.
I will be using my HDTV as my monitor via HDMI/DVI cable and RCA cables for sound. Are there different qualities of cables? I want the best resolution I can get and plan on getting a blue ray player in the computer. Would also like a DVD buner. The computer will be used for gaming, media and normal pc tasks, surfing the web etc. I do run multiple programs at once. I would like to stick with windows XP is at all possible but if vista is the wave of the future I'll do what I have to. I have been playing around building my pc on cyberpowerpc.com but really have no confidence in my decisions. I have a budget of roughly 1k plus or minus 300. Here is one I can up with on Cyberpowerpc. Also they have a 5% off deal right now I'd like to jump on while I can. Any help is greatly appreciated as I am at a complete loss even after a couple days of research. Please feel free to make your own suggestions but it's easier if you suggest an entire system rather than single components because I don't know what is compatible with what. Thank you so much for all the help.

BASE_PRICE: [+629]
CAS: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) Xion III Gaming Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window [-3] (BLACK COLOR)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: Default case fans
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.0GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+166]
CD: LG GGC-H20L BLU-RAY/HD-DVD Reader / DVD±R/±RW Writer [+90] (Black Color)
CD2: NONE
FA_HDD: None
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: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FREEBIE_RM: None
FLOPPY: NONE
FREEBIE_OS: None
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+10])
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (BLACK COLOR)
MOUSE: NONE [-4]
MODEM: NONE
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5Q3 Intel P45 Chipset CrossFireX LGA775 FSB1600 DDR3/1600 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio [+10]
MEMORY: 2GB (1GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module [+19] (Corsair or Major Brand)
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 3 [+119]
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
POWERSUPPLY: 635 Watts Power Supplies [+69] (($30 off Mail-in Rebate) Sigma Shark SP-635W PSU - SLI Ready)
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE [-5]
TEMP: NONE
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express [+50] (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA [+5])
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEO3: NONE
WNC: NONE
# _PRICE: (+1155)

[not important]

I don't care for online PC builders. They tend to cut corners on important hardware.
I would suggest building your own or take your business to a local PC shop where you can be sure of what you are getting and be confident it will function properly.

[mattaggie]

Unless you have a library of HD DVDs, you dont need the blu ray/ HD DVD player. HD DVD is dead. You will save money by getting just a blu-ray player. You can get a blu-ray player that also burns DVDs and CDs.