Why is everyone suggesting Corsair/Kingston RAM? anything over 2 GB is overkill. Go with OCZ or Mushkin. Mushkin > OCZ > Corsair/Kingston IMO. Also that tard with the 2 x1800xt's is just misinformed, a single OC 7800 GT is more then enough for games atm. Stay away from pentium, go AMD, if you can preferably Socket 939, 3200+ is fine, If you want OC potential for with the "Venice" Core. If you want a cheap GFX card the 6600 GT seems to be a popular choice. 120 gig HD is enough for starters go Seagate or Maxtor preferably Seagate, Barracuda. all I can think of right now.