For crazy speed, dual Velociraptors in RAID0 can't be beat, but you'll want a nice fat drive (1TB+) to back it up to.
I think you're crazy to buy Alienware. Get a Core i7 920 and overclock it to 3.2
I'd consider the following:
Thermaltake SwordM w/ Water CS $500
Seasonic M12D-850W $200
Asus P6T Deluxe V2 $300
Intel Core i7 920 $320
OCZ (OCZ3X1333LV6GK) 6x2GB $300
Asus ENGTX260 $200
WD Velociraptor 150GB x 2 $400
WD 1.5TB HDD $130
MS Vista Ultimate 64bit $240
Total (CAD$) $2590
You could easily add $1000 (better cpu) or take away $500 (No RAID, cheaper case) and have pretty much the same system.
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