doughnuts and copper
"In one corner, three iron doughnuts squatted, wrapped by several turns in copper wire thick enough to pull a car."
They're electricity conditioners. Dunno why they're even needed though.
Good call on the 450 watt p/s, personally, to me bigger is better. Generally, fyi, the rule of thumb right now is no lower than 350 watts for a system with all the options like you have.
One question... how come you chose Rambus over DDR? I don't know anyone who's had Rambus yet, and don't know much about its performance and am curious as to why it attracted you. It appears to be fading out now, too, but maybe that's just cuz i don't pay much attention to it cuz I don't need it.
Regards,
MrPex