Core i7 build budget 2500-3000 would appreciate tips

[adwyn]

I am putting together a list of components to buy from NewEgg for my first build. I have no previous experience putting together a system and would like to have my first attempt go smoothly. The components listen add up to about 2500 right now and i have a little wiggle room in my budget. I would appreciate and tips on incompatibilities, bottlenecks, or ways to squeeze out a bit more performance. I realize core i7 processors, ram and mobo's are expensive right now. I will be building this system in the middle of December so hopefully prices will drop a bit.

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
CPU: Core i7-940 2.93 ghz
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5
PSU:Thermaltake Toughpower W0156RU 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
Ram: Ive tried to select ram within the 1.5-1.65 V range for my asus board. I m unsure if i should go for 1333 ram or 1600. Higher speed over lower latencies any advice would be appreciated.
Hardrive 1: WD VelociRaptor 150GB 10,000 RPM
Hard drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Optical Drive: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
Sound card: Onboard for now i am using Logitech z-5500 speakers and will purchase one eventually
Mouse: Logitech G5
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Cooling: All of the cpu cooling i look at is for socket LGA 775 ive read that some have brackets for core i7 but would appreciate advice on CPU or case cooling.

So any tips on Ram selection or cooling options? Id like to stay air cooled for now due to my inexperience.

 

[gkay09]

check these rams

OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227366

and check this mobo

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

 

[blackwidow_rsa]

I have to say the HAF case is beautiful ^^

 

[kurtyboh]

stick with the mobo u selected, and very soon they'll have coolers out for your cpu so if you dont want to use an adapter just dont oc yet and wait for them to be released. as far as ram with the new tri channel, as you have 6 bits of data in and out per clock cycle there's always a fine line but lower latency doesnt seem to affect the tri-channel as much as dual channel because of it.

 

[icyicy]

Just minor things, but you don't need a 1200W PSU for that, and try the G9 instead of the G5 mouse. Small price difference but it's day and night, even though the G5 was day and night with the MX518, which was day and night with any other mouse I've tried. So yeah, it's a great mouse.