and as for the card, i had gotten it before there was such thing as an X1900 for sale but other than that i woulda waited 4 sure, but im sure another X1800 will do me good for some time.
Nice. Is that the Antec Sonata or the Sonata II? One thing:
Please organize that case. It looks like someone threw up spaghetti in there. Open up the other case panel and use that side's empty space between the panel and motherboard tray area to put the cables that you don't need in there.
Yeah, acrylic cases are pretty nice, but you need some good fans because acrylic doesn't conduct heat, at least not as well as aluminum or steel. Also, case management will be a nightmare, unless you have a modular PSU.