[quote name='Moxio']Are you

ing kidding me? I don't roll with that corny LED shit.
Yeah, the i7 deal expired before I had a chance to get it. Should I wait around for an i7 deal, but order all the other parts then?[/QUOTE]
Are you going to take your system to LAN parties and show off all your 1337 LEDed components, Moxio?
Since 2006, Intel has been king in the processor market. Since it looks like you're aiming to have this system last you for a few years, I'd go for the best reasonably price components out there, and the i7s wreck anything AMD has produced.
I don't know how the Phenom IIs compare to lower end Intel chips though, but you can get pretty dang powerful C2D/C2Q CPUs for ~$200.
It's up to you, really. If the Phenom IIs can compare releatively well, go for it, but if you're willing to wait for an i7, do that.
edit: also check with CK. He knows this stuff way better than I do.