wondering if i'm missing anything

[rakisak]

Hi and first let me thank you in advance for your help.  Anyways, I'm gonna attempt to build my own pc for the first time which will hopefully turn out well.  All I want is a system that will play the games I want without lag on max settings and that will last for awhile yet has room to upgrade.  Below are a list of items that i put together in hopes that its the best combo and that i can build it when i receive the pieces and i ask you for your advice.  Please tell me if i'm missing anything or if i should get something else and please explain why so that i may learn something new.
also i'm willing to spend around 1100 including a moniter however if i can save loot the happier i'll be.  oh and i shop at newegg

case its my old one LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112100

mobo GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128344

vid card EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339

psu CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

cpu     Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

memory G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145

hd Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

moniter ASUS VW222U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236028

cd SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

thermal compound Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

cpu fan   ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

so thats my list as it stands i will update with better stuff than i thought of
edited for games...i'll start out with wrath of the lich king till diablo3 comes out followed by crysis so yeah i want someone that can run everything really well

[xavier]

Looks good: I would go with  larger case :[ i like room] try buying the cpu as a oem because what you have listed the cpu comes with a heat sink &  you are buying a seperate cpu cooler.

[rakisak]

the only reason i'm buying another cpu cooler is from what i read it seems stock ones suck but i could be wrong i'll look into it

[rakisak]

oh and should i pick up the 9800gtx or go for a 260 version or stay cheap and go with a 8800 and should i find a sli motherboard or i'm good with that.  or should i pick up a new motherboard and get a ati video card

[xavier]

Everybody has their own opinion when it comes to hardware.The 9800 looks like a good card, i use ATI myself . I would not go wit a SLI board. Dont go cheap you want the system to be trouble free as long as possible.