Thank you for the suggestions, but I think I'll stick with these choices for the time being. First reason is I really like the mobo I picked. It's got a lot of room for expansion, with 4 pci express 2.0 x 16 slots.
90 percent of the time I lean towards Nvidia over ATi, it's just a preference. I might choose this 8600gts you recommended, because if I do the mail in rebate (It's almost half off!) then it comes out cheaper.
Also, I always take AMD over Intel. I feel like AMD are so much cheaper for a better buy.