ok so as of right now he is looking to spend about 1500 for a new comp.. i already have ocz 2x1048 el plat 2-3-2-5 ram for him and an ocz powerstream 600 psu, looking for amd solution and most likely one of the top nvidia cards 7800 gt gtx or somethin... motherboard supporrted sli for another later on.... still need ideas for black windowed case that can hold 4 or 5 drives "3 1/2" and 2 or 3 "5 1/4". also looking for most likely a logitech keyboard black and optical mouse from logitich, either mx510 or 518, for the price, unless there is better for the system i would probably spend more money elseware... so what can you guuys suggest.. please... thanks to all... i love oc hehe