FINAL BUILD/Purchase List

[chronicbucks]

Ok, so after about a week of research, and posting, and getting people's advice I have comprised my final list, I am going to purchase everything from Newegg, If you guys see any problems or tweaks please let me know! Am building this computer for gaming, and would like to overclock is as much as i possibly can. I also am going to upgrade to 3-Way SLI as funds become available.

CPU
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128362)

GPU

EVGA 896-P3-1171-AR GeForce GTX 275 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130478)

Power
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006)

HDD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319)

RAM
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381)

CPU Cooler
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029)

Thermal Compound
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003)

Optical
HP Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R SATA 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140034)

Case
NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047)

Monitor
ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 12000 : 1) Built in Speakers (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051)

OS
Windows 7 - 64 Bit

Total Cost w/ Shipping : $1,593.10
Total Cost after Rebates: 1,493.10

So there it is fellas, let me know what ya think, id love to get feedback, I am planning on ordering all of it hopefully before friday! Only thing i could add would be a Asus Xonar Sound Card, but i am going to see how the sound on the MOBO is before i go and buy that! I am so excited to finally be doing this, and want to thank everyone here for helping me out

[The Wise Monkey]

To be honest, 3-way SLI on that motherboard is a complete waste of money as you won't notice any difference in frame rates at that resolution... :/

But everything else looks good. :)

[RickyTick]

To be honest, 3-way SLI on that motherboard is a complete waste of money as you won't notice any difference in frame rates at that resolution... :/

But everything else looks good. :)

Dittos what he said.