I Truly appreciate the responses to my question.
Regardless, I am upgrading to the following specs over the next two weeks..
Case: CoolMaster 830 S
Power Supply: 1000W SilverStone Strider (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Model: ST1000) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 Corsair at 1333MHz
Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: - 500 GB 3.0Gbps SATA Western Digital
Hard Drive 2: - 150 GB 1.5Gbps SATA Western Digital Raptor X {RAID 0}
Hard Drive 3: - 150 GB 1.5Gbps SATA Western Digital Raptor X {RAID 0}
Hard Drive 4: - 320 GB 3.0Gbps SATA Western Digital
Hard Drive 5: - 32 GB 3.0 Gbps SATA OCZ Solid State Drive....<--- Future Purchase depending on market.
Optical Drive 1: BLU-RAY/DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (Blu-Ray 4x / DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: EVGA nVidia GeForce 9800GX2 1GB
TV Tuner: - DVICO PCI HD tuner 2.0
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio
Physics Card: - AGEIA BFG Physics PCI 2.0
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Zalman Case Fans)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Cables)
LCD Display: - 22 inch GateWay HD LCD with Picture in Picture for my personal pleasure
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - SteelSeries 5 Point Virtual Surround Sound Headset
Keyboard: - some cheap back lit keyboard...thinking about upgrade
Mouse: - cheap Logitech USB Mouse
Most of the components such as the hard drives are from my current system.
I am giving my current system to my parents.
They have been using the same computer for 8.6 years now...and its getting pretty close to dying.
Hopefully, They will truly love the system I am setting up for them...I am giving them XP x64 Pro / Ultimate Edition 1.8 x64 Hardy...for them
This way they can experience a little joy with sadness....if XP gives them woes then they can go to Ultimate Edition.
Unless the screw up Ultimate Edition they should feel happy with it.
And I won't be getting my stimulus check this year because apparently the IRS doesn't want to count my VA pension and I have no Tax liabilities so since I am a student I screwed my self over. I suggest everyone read the requirements for their stim packages.
It will also have a lot of fans....and then it will SUCK