BnG :
Sorry, meant i5 4440* :$.
No you didn't,that one does have an igp.
BnG :
I have some remarks concerning your links though. Phenom cases look very nice, actually they were my first choice, but structure wise it doesn't have front fans (big -) and the components look plastic. Therefore my eye is on the Corsair Carbide series, it gives you a lot more value for your money.
You're a corsair fanboy,every case you compare to the carbide series.With "phenom" you probably mean phantom and it does have a 120mm frontfan.
BnG :
For the PSU's - The Rosewill PSU is alright, but 80+ gold is overkill. The antec will do the job, but I personally prefer 80+ bronze at least (also the seasonic S12ii/M12ii are probably cheaper and in my opinion are a better choice). I wouldn't take the Cooler Master PSU, a lot of people have problems with them and you pay as much for them as you would for a brand that is more known to have very reliable PSU's.
I can't imagine why a psu would be overkill just because it's gold rated?!
The aantec is based on the seasonic s12II platform with somewhat lower cpacitors.When i linked that was it in the list for just under $40.
And i can't imagine why someone would just piss all over a psu just because it's from a certain brand when that brand does make decent units.I will say not all,but this one imo is a good series.
BnG :
Going to the Motherboards - The extreme 3 will be fine, but is entry level. If you are on a budget I'd definately recommend it. The extreme 4 is my personal favorite, very reliable and excellent for its price =). Although, the extreme 4 you posted is the Micro ATX one. The regular ATX one will be more expensive!
I missed the m-atx part on the extreme 4 and for crossfire would i prefer an atx one,but i only linked these for their crossfire capabilities which have nothing to do with overclocking which is imo the reason why people don't like the extreme 3.For the crossfire,i mean 2 slots @ x8,is it a good choice.
I just want to make clear to the ts when he wants to go for crossfire to go for a decent motherboard with slots that work at x8+x8.
BnG :
For the GPU, I like NVidia personally (just upgraded from Radeon 5850 to 2x GTX 670) because I just think they contain less flaws (driver wise) / run less hot. Although, I respect people's opinion for going with an AMD card as the 5850 I owned was far from "bad", I ran into very little problems and did the job well. Looking at the 270x, Gigabyte or Sapphire would be a good choice. My 2x 670 are also from Gigabyte and I must say the cooler from Gigabyte is excellent and the cards in general run less hot compared to most other brands.
The ts is on a budget and witin that budget are the amd cards imo the better choices.I don't care about the nvidia vs amd discussion.