New 27" iMac - house w/ 1 mac, 3pcs, 2 apple tvs, airport Xtreme, time cap

Hello all! Can anyone out there answer or direct me to a discussion thread to help with me with a confusing situation, and I'm not sure what hardware to use for the best connection. I have the following, although the time capsule and the 2nd apple tv are currently not connected:
Belkin N1 router
Airport Extreme is connected to belkin (originally intended to "extend network")
Time Capsule 1GB
TWO hp laptops with Vista & built in WiFi
one desktop pc w/ XP
NEW 27" iMac (built in airport extreme)
2 Apple TVs in 2 different rooms
What would be the best way for me to network this?? Use the Time Capsule AND the Airport Extreme and disconnect the Belkin? Which would be best to connect to the cable modem?
Recently prior to getting new desktop Mac, I had the Airport Extreme connected to the belkin to "extend" the wireless, then I had my itunes and Apple tv connected to an "apple network" off the airport extreme. The new iMac seems to have confused me.
Should I use EITHER the airport extreme base OR the time Capsule, or would it work to have the two items and nix the belkin n1 wireless router? AAARRRGGGGGHHHH.
Be my savior and direct me to a helpful thread, or help me here.

You have a lot of options and probably all would work very well. The only way that you would find the "best" option is to try them and see what combination of equipment works best.
You can leave everything as you currently have it and just have the new iMac connect to the network either wirelessly or via Ethernet.
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