ok so my new build consists of:

motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131030

case:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811144102

CPU:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005

GPU: (note only getting nvidia 7600 until i get a DX10 Geforce 8 card)

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130062

PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817189003

Ram:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145098

HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

Disc drive: (Dual drives)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106046

Os:
already have windows XP home that i can install so no worries

alright thats a pretty final list so any suggestions please feel free to make and ill think about them thanks

Get a E4300 for better overclocking, and vista is out now, so buy that later.

I'd be wary of Vista for a little while, let them patch out the bugs and stuff, 3 or 4 months is prolly enough buffer time.

Unless you -really- want more eye candy, that is.

Better PSU

Its up to you when you want to pony up the cash for a better PSU, this one will work for now, but if you get that 8800 series card your going to need a higher powered PSU. Personally if I had the extra cash I'd buy it now instead of having to cough it up when you purchase that already pricey 8800.

For the 8000GTS Id reccomend a good qaulity PSU of 500watts with 26amp or more on the +12v rail/rails.

For the 8800GTS Id reccomend a good quality PSU of 600watts with 30amps or more on the +12v rail/rails.

450W/26A Is reccomended that or above is ok.

Ber minimum

400 26amp is reccomended by nVidia for the GTS, 450 30amp for the GTX. I concider that to be very low, that is why I said. 500-600.

If you had the pleasure of OWNING one as I have. You will notice RIGHT ON THE BOX, next to the nVIDA requirements, that the manufactures reccommend higher wattage PSU's than nVidia. I am sure there is merrit for them doing this.

Remember nVidia also states on the box that the GTX willl work fine and dandy with a Athlon XP, it just dont tell you that you will only be using 1/2 or less of the cards potential

Make no mistake, the cards eat power.