Thanks for your thoughts so far. I have made some changes in the graphics card (8800GT) and other areas after reading your posts.
Is it uncommon to get identical CD/DVD drives allowing you to copy disk to disk? I'm contemplating going with a Blu-ray read/writer as a second drive though. It depends on other component changes and price.
I'm still stuck on choosing a motherboard. Below I have listed 5 motherboards that all support my processor. In your opinion, which one is the best option for me? If I choose a SLI supported motherboard I may decide to buy 2 8800GT to take advantage of the SLI technology.
What do you think?
Asus P5E WS Professional Intel X38 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB
Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38 CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB
Asus P5N-T Deluxe NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, 3-Way PCI-E M
Asus Striker II Formula nForce® 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 3-Way PCI-E MB
eVGA Nvidia nForce 780i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way PCI-E MB
Thanks...