My (Canadian) i7 Build - Need your input

[KrisMRT]

Hey everyone - This is a basic rundown of my next midrange PC build ( payday seems so far away... ) I was hoping for some input / suggestions on my build.

Few things I want to point out:
I am in Canada, and ONLY using ncix.com and newegg.ca
The items listed are not price matched yet as prices are likely to change before payday
I am an intel/nvidia fanboy, so no ATI/AMD suggestions please
I have a variable (not unlimited) budget
I am not looking cheapest possible or the most powerful - Just a quality, all around high performance build

Cooler Master Haf 932 Full Tower Black EATX Case 6X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT $177.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33029

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 LGA1366 3PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI CrossFire SLI SATA2 Motherboard $379.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36225

Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S $364.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34598&promoid=1029

Corsair TX850W 850W CMPSU-850TX 12V 70A 24PIN AT Power Supply Active PFC 140M Fan Powersupply $184.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35156&promoid=1029

OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 $119.14
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35710

EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 285 Sc 675MHZ 1024MB 2.538GHZ GDDR3 $435.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35710

Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 7200RPM $158.92
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=31000&promoid=1029

Samsung SH-S222A/BEBS 22X DVD+-RW IDE DVD Writer Black OEM $31.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35499&vpn=SH-S222A%2FBEBS&manufacture=Samsung

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM $138.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=22438&vpn=66I-01939&manufacture=Microsoft

I intend to cool this PC with a TRUE, ocz freeze and some scythe ultra kaze fans ~110$

Total cost : ~2100 CAD$

Future plans :
Water Cooling
30' Monitor
SLI gtx 285
SSD

 

[xthekidx]

For SLI GTX 285's, you should probably get an 850tx PSU. I think I would also spend a little bit more on the MB and get the Asus P6T Deluxe V2 because it has better spacing of the PCIEx16 slots, so more air gets to your GPU's when they are in SLI, and you don't have them right up against each other. Other than that, your build looks very solid, don't forget to get A DVD Drive and Vista (or Win7) 64bit.

 

[KrisMRT]

Oh yeah... a DVD drive - FACEPALM - Going to add one of those now and I'l upgrade the PSU as well

 

[Jack64]

Man, NICE build. Don't have any suggestions, just wanted to say nice!!!! Gonna be a SCREAMER!!

 

[sassan]

overall nice, I agree on the motherboard with xthekidx

 

[KrisMRT]

Alright, I'l look more into the P6T deluxe, Havn't really considered any other boards besides Gigabyte, But I only hear good things about Asus.

As a novice overclocker, which board would give me less headaches reaching a stable 3.6-3.8 24/7 overclock?

 

[xthekidx]

The P6T Deluxe is supposed to be the n00b's delight when it comes to OC'ing. Makes it real easy.

 

[KrisMRT]

The P6T Deluxe is supposed to be the n00b's delight when it comes to OC'ing. Makes it real easy.

Thanks for the suggestion xthekidx

and I said NOVICE! :lol:

After looking at some reviews for the P6TD I'm going ahead and switching over. Also changing to the corsair 850TX, I'm updating my list now -

Anyone else with some suggestions or comments please feel free to post.

 

[sassan]

You can save some cash and get a stock clocked gtx 285 and oc it yourself when you water cool.