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I built 3 systems this year for my 3D business....all my machines have similar specs.
Not bad...I would drop the second vid card and get a qx9650 and overclock it to 4ghz. The q6600 is 2.4 ghz. If you're going to go quadcore, you're only going to see the benefits of it when rendering video or animation. You should make sure that you have high clock speed so that you're not bogged down when using 1 core(most applications).
SLI won't give any benefits whatsoever in working, only gaming. Even then, most vid cards are shit when working with 3d apps, don't let anyone con you into thinking otherwise. You can spin around a bunch of polygons, but once you start deforming it will slow down to a crawl whether you're using an 8800gt or a quadro, or whatever.
Good case, good motherboard(that's what I have), good RAM. Take my advice on the SLI...The 8800 needs TWO 12volt rails(totally independent) to run just one card. Imagine the power supply you'll need to run 2 of them, plus the added heat in the case, add to that it's like trying to fit a Buick in your case --- I couldn't fathom doing 2 of em. You won't miss it that much -- it's more trouble than its worth. USe the money for a newer processor(qx9650), so you won't be behind the curve in speed.
Also, I highly recommend a Monsoon TEC cooler, to keep your CPU 10degrees lower than anything else out there. Great for overclocking.
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