Hey Can I chime in on Chroders system here?
Top end MSI mobo same qauality as asus ans less money, I love mine.
Why bother with a 2.6, they are not very good for o/cing, the 2.4C will o/c much faster. I have a 2.4B and get to 3.0 without any heat problems (32C at idle) and i've only got a 533 fsb. As far as I know the 2.6s are the only ones that are reluctant to o/c.
May I be so bold as to recommend Kingston Hyper X memory as it is higher rated and high performance boards don't like inexpensive memory. But definatly 2 sticks of 256.
What about case and PSU, with that system your going to need a good 380 to 430 watt psu of a good brand like Antec or Enermax.
Is 2 1/2 weeks considered a quicky?