p1989at, hello. These are excellent parts for a budget build. Good job putting together this list at such a price point! Now, for my feedback:

* RAM -- there's nothing wrong with the RAM you have picked for this build. OCZ is a respected name in memory and the mobo you have only supports DDR2 800 so there really is nowhere to upgrade to.
* Case -- I'm not loving the Rosewill case. It has precisely one fan, a dinky 80mm exhaust fan. Opinions differ on air cooling, but IMO case cooling is at least as important as component cooling. The AMD 6000+ is a hot chip manufactured on 90nm in these days when 45nm is commonplace. The MSI video card is overclocked. The cooling for the CPU and GPU is good, but that hot air still needs to be removed from the case.
* Monitor -- I'm no expert on LCD monitors for gaming, but I do believe that 8ms is too slow.
* OS - OEM saves you money, but restricts what you can do with it. The OEM can only be installed on one system, no transfer of license or resale. The retail box removes those restrictions. Using XP means you won't get to use DirectX 10 features of the MSI video card, but it also reduces overhead.
* Gaming -- I've heard so much about how Crysis requires top-end hardware for a decent framerate, that I had to look up the requirements. Your build not only meets the minimum requirements, but the recommended as well. Hopefully, that will translate to a good gaming experience.

p1989at, that is a better case but still rather sparse on the fans for my taste. Hopefully, with the PSU exhaust and the side intake snorkel, this case will provide enough cooling for you.

As for ASRock, I have no experience with them, but I have heard bad things. From just here on this forum:

http://www.howtogeek.com/forum.....post-53040
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum.....dual-sata2

Apparently ASRock was originally a subsidiary of ASUS, but I don't think they are any more. It looks to me like they are trying to make low-priced boards and that means they will use low cost parts and labor. That may explain why some, like the two above, have seen problems with this brand.

i think that vista is a great operating system. On my laptop, it runs crysis great. the one big glitch that i found was that when you do disc cleanup, and you click to cleanup your hibernation files, it will disable it. but you can easily re enable it.

Here are your Intel i7 CPUs at Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....3&y=31
Here are your Asus X58 1366 boards at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....;name=ASUS
Here are your Antec PSUs and Cases at Antec
http://www.antec.com/InternationalWelcome.php
After the Intel i7 CPU release Monday, everything else is out dated now.
Kindest Regards,
Rick P.♦:)