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So I finally decided to order a new PC... when Nehalem hits I'll probably have to switch again but I couldn't stand another day without a PC...

Here's what I went with!

Intel Q9550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128330

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297

HIS Hightech H487X2F2GP Radeon HD 4870 X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161242

ZALMAN ZM1000-HP Continuous 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379009

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102

ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132005

LG Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137

COOLER MASTER cosmos S
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150

Thermalright Ultra-120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109125

4x Noctua NF-P12-1300 120MM Fans


I`ll be using a 24 inch Samsung monitor and a 52 inch 1080p Samsung 750 series LCD for gaming and general usage.

So what am I missing? What should I send back and change? Any opinions are welcome!
 

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Forgot to add that I'll be running Vista 64 bit Ultimate.

Mainly using it for games, video editing, graphic work, and to back up my movies!
 

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You're absolutely right... I could have gone with something smaller, but if I ever decide to add a second 4870x2 then I might be happy to have that extra headroom!

 

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I ordered some of the OCZ Freeze...

And yeah you might be right on the power supply, I might send back the Zalman and have another PSU sent. I guess I'll figure it out when all the stuff gets here.

 

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I've been waiting for my stuff to come in and it turns out the PSU and Mobo I ordered are both on backorder. (not ordering from newegg since I'm in Canada)

I swapped the Zalman PSU for:

CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

Which seems to be HIGHLY recommended. Now I need to figure out if it's worth it to order a different motherboard.

Also ordered a second 4870x2 so that's why I stuck with a 1000w PSU.

Anybody have any suggestions? I'd love to get my hands on the Rampage Extreme if I can find a vendor who will ship it to Canada.

Thanks for the help!