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[Doubler]

Hmm, the Asus P5K Pro seems to deliver at a low price tag. The pc I'm typing from has a (much) older card from the AI line, and it has always satisfied.

That would make the end result:

 
Case: Antec Sonata III Silence
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA500
Motherboard: Asus P5K Pro
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
-Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX2
RAM 1: Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5
RAM 2: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB, 800MHz, DDR2, Non-ECC, CL5, DIMM 240-pin
HD1: Western Digital Caviar RE500Gb (SataII)
-Cooler: Nexus Silent HDD brackets
HD2: Western Digital Caviar RE500Gb (SataII)
-Cooler: Nexus Silent HDD brackets
Videocard: Asus EN8800GT 512Mb
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster X-fi Xtreme Gamer
DVD1: Samsung SH-D162C DVD-ROM 16X
DVD2: Lite-On DH-20A4P-21C DVD Rewriter 20X IDE
Some kind of Cardreader
 
OS: MS Windows XP home
 
TFT: Acer P203Wd
Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard 600
Mouse: MS Basic Optical (black)
Speakers: Creative Inspire 280

Any more feedback on such a system? Would it work and, more importantly, would it perform?
I have several other questions too; would it perhaps be a better idea to go with a Quad Core setup? And how about a physics card?

Edit: And would a 1Gb 8800GT be an idea?
Edit 2: Changed speakers and processor. Is the E8500 be a better choice then the E8400?

By the way, I'm probably going to have it assembled anyway. I'm low on time during most of May, but I can't manage without a PC during that time.