[Gruen517]

I read the review on tom's hardware and the via chipset looked to be much faster than the 760. I think I'm going to go against your wishes and get the a7v266e.. i know you hate me.. hehe. i just need to find it without the audio option installed. If I find it with the on board controller w/raid support i won't need the controller you listed above right? and also do people still recommend splitting up the HD's like you recommended or is the 80GB single drive ok to get?

Other than the board the rest of your suggestions are excellent and looks like i'll be building your model computer. if i order from newegg, do you need your name mention for anything? Sorry for all these questions, i'm just learning about all this stuff as I go along..

thanks again!