[BigSilverHotdog]

Definitely an aftermarket CPU cooler for overclocking that fantastic CPU. Don't get that mobo, the Gigabyte one spartan mentioned is good, as are the ABIT IP35 series (IP35 PRO being the best). Do NOT buy an ATI card if you are an IL2 player. The 9800GTX is also not worth the extra money, I'd go back a bit and get the 8800 GT or GTS 512, even now. Take it from someone who has owned and worked with a lot of the recent ATI cards -- they're not worth it. I had ATI for the 9700, X800, X1900 eras as they were generally superior to Nvidia competition, but after that they've sucked mightily. If you consider yourself a hardcore gamer these days, you've got to buy Nvidia. Some people have good results with the HD 3000-4000 series, and indeed for some games they're great, but IL2 is not one of them.

Good luck!