MY FIRST BUILD. ANY SUGGESTIONS B4 I PURCHASE THESE PRODUCTS TONIGHT?

if ur looking for efficiency, u could pick a geforce 285 instead two 260s. it will give more room for upgrade later on and wouldnt consume as much power(so u can use a smaller PSU uf ur aiming to save cost). there will be some performance loss, but its not gonna be significant. besides, having an SLI than a single board is more complicated to optimize cuz there's the tweaks, heat management, programs that doesnt support SLI and so on. =D

if u wanna cut cost so u'll get to ur 2000$ budget, maybe cancel the CPU cooler, as long as u dont OC ur CPU like crazy, and regularly dust off ur stock cooler, it should work fine.

everything else seems solid. =D

I never went through with that purchase. im still waiting for some prices to drop, plus i wont be home to build it until june so no since in buying the products now. i have made some changes from that original list. all these products are from newegg.com

im leaving out the video card because im still unsure what i want to do. im leaning towards two msi ocv4 gtx 260s. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 27.5" 3ms Widescreen HDMI LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824254026
$329.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill RNX-N300 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless-N 2.0 PCI (1T2R) Up to 150Mbps Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16833166038
$24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Logitech EX 110 Black USB + PS/2 Standard Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Kit - Retail
Item #: N82E16823126174
$24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill RTK-045 45 Piece Premium Computer Tool Kit - Retail
Item #: N82E16899261003
$19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop
$94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...



Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm Case Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185065
$12.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118046
$74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116488
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136319
$154.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...


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XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S8P4 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817189017
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811103011
$214.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...



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ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
543.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...



right now without the video cards, my total price is $1542 including shipping. my budget is still 2000.

also, whats up with the rumors i heard about the asus p6t deluxe screwing up all the time?

The XCLIO case is toolless, i have one. Even if you didn't have a toolless case you don't need a tool kit - go buy a screwdriver.
Replace your rear case fan with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... (if you don't mind noise... I don't hear mine over music or game sound, even with just headphones on and no sound).
Aswell for PCI-E network cards I suggest either http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168.... Theres a better D-Link one somewhere else but I cannot find it right at the moment. It just personal preference, I don't like Rosewill.
Also, throw in a Razer Deathadder, and if you're gaming... NEVER NEVER NEVER USE WIRELESS KEYBOARD OR MOUSE...
Other than that everything seems in order. I would follow jukyake's advice though and switch your graphics cards.

why not trade in the Asus P6t Deluxe for the regular version of P6T and save you extra dollars there. also why not get two gtx 275s or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... im sure it will be less when other cards come out like XFX Black Editon which will have PhYSX and CUDA or whatever