Buying tonight, final review please

[chedderslam1]

Plan on buying all this tonight. Build will use existing hard drives, monitor, and keyboard/mouse. Any input is appreciated. Monitor is Dell Ultrasharp 24". I know the power supply is overkill, but I plan on crossfire down the line, probably a 4870x2 once prices drop for three way xfire.

Special thanks to xthekidx for all his help selecting components.

Total is $1115 before rebates. Everything is from newegg except power supply.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - $279.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $134.99

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK - $65.99

SAPPHIRE 100243-1GTXSR Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Toxic Edition - $239.99

XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - $39.99

Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $129.99

Ultra X3 ULT40311 1000-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular - $199.98


LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X - $24.99

 

[xthekidx]

Its good. Keep that CM sniper case in mind...I think its better, especially since it comes with that $40 off combo.

 

[DiscoDuck]

Im not fond of the Ulta psu, Id get a pcp&c. Looks like a fun build though. get an extra tricool fan for the front of that case. for the lower hdd cage

 

[Proximon]

I have always said Ultra has some good PSUs, but lately I have seen reports that they re-labeled some 550W PSUs as 750W and sold them that way.

The X3 is supposed to be good and all, but I would probably go with a Corsair.

Ultra doesn't send their units out for review, so based on that and the (two) reports I have seen about re-labeling, I would avoid them when other choices are available.

 

[bmuell]

With a $1k+ budget I wouldn't settle for a mediocre case. Go for a quality Lian-Li or Cooler Master case. It's one of the few components that lasts between builds. You won't regret it putting another $50 into it.