Get 1 6800GT for now and save to get another 1. Currently ATI's cards don't support FPS 3, or what Ozos tolde me. The newer ATI card that is yet to be released however will and with Intel's SLI technology, it'll probably smoke an AMD with SLI. But, it would come out with a new chipset and new dual-core processors for intel, which would probably be out of your price range for another year or more. So just stick with AMDs, the dual-core barely beat the Fx-55, so AMD is still number 1, it will last a long time too. YOu can either choose to wait and pay a lot for technology that is most current, or buy now and pay less for technology that will probably last you just as long, but will not be able to play future ultra-extreme games at the highest setting. My suggestion:
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply-56
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-400 ATX12V 400W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, FCC CLASS B, CUL-59
ASUS A8V-E Deluxe Socket 939 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD Motherboard-177
AMD Athlon 64 3500+512k 0.13micron (939) (Retail Box-w-Fan)-267
2 of THERMALTAKE A2016 80mm 1 Ball 1 Sleeve Blue LED Light Cooling Fan-2x14
CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model CMX1024RE-283
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model 7Y250M0, OEM Drive Only + Thermaltake SATA Cable-142(limited-time offer)-142
Rosewill RB-321 White IDE Combo DVD-CDRW Drive-28
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-93
eVGA 6800 GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-359
Mitsumi USB2.0 Digital Card Reader/Writer W/FD INTERNAL, Model FA404A/404M-24
Logitech X-230-30
COOLER MASTER KHC-L91-U1 92mm Ball Cooling Fan/Heatsink-50
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic SIlver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
Creative Blaster Modem-19
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS-89
Logitech Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 Black 102 Normal Keys 7 Function Keys PS/2 Wireless Type Standard Keyboard Mouse Included-38
for a total of $1606 without a monitor. If you already have speakers and a keyboard, you can decrease the price to $1500. ALso a modem is not necessary so like $1480. Case and psu can be changed accordingly, you may also add case lights, etc. All prices are newegg prices.
Roger