Damned nice cpu. But for that much... I'd get the fx-57. But, it is $$$. So good choice. Yeah, sli mobo, asus I recommend. two 6800's.... lol. A gig of ram at least... corsair, crucial, giel, viking, or ocz, the best of them, in my opinion, ocz. the hitachi deskstar 500g hd...lol. get two.. 1 T OF STORAGE! YEAH BABY!!! lol... soooo freakin fast. lol... how much do you have to spend?