$2800 i7 Gaming Build

Hey guys,

im looking to get a new pc soon and need some advice and feedback, heres what i've got so far.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within two weeks (hopefully) BUDGET RANGE: $2800 AUD roughly $2900 AUD absolute maximum.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Wars, COD4 Both Company of Heroes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl, and general FPS games.), Browsing the net, listening to music, downloading, movies and general office use (word processing i.e Homework)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speaker, OS and HDD.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.shopbot.com.au, or www.staticice.com.au

PARTS PREFERENCES: Refer to my config so far.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes but i have no experience in this. SLI: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Big thing is that i live in Australia and things are a bit more expensive over here, so i am unable to use newegg (very pissed off about) also i have been searching for these parts for months trying to get the best rig for my money. With the motherboard is that better than an ASUS p6t Deluxe v2, cos i was recommended that one, also does eVGA E-LEET utility work with non-eVGA products?

Case - Antec TWELVE HUNDRED -- The Unbeatable Gaming Case - Black, NO PSU, Front ports: 2 x USB2.0, 1 x eSATA, 1 x Audio In and Out.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] tec%201200

Power Supply - Corsair 1000W Corsair HX-1000 ATX Modular Power Supply, 140mm fan, 3-Way SLI Certified, 6 PCI-E Connectors, Universal AC input 90~264V.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] r%20hx1000

Video Card - XFX GTX 285 PCI-E 2.0 1GB DDR3 512-bit, 648/2484MHz. Dual Dual-Link DVI, HDCP, Fan, NVIDIA PhysX Ready.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150367

Monitor - Benq 24" G2400WD Widescreen LCD BLACK, 2MS (GTG) , VGA/DVI/HDMI, 1920x1200 (16:10), TILT STAND, 3YR ONSITE WTY.
If u can recommend another monitor for the same price that would be great.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824014173

Motherboard - EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 SLI Motherboard LGA1366, X58, QPI 6.4GT/s, 6x DDR3-1333, 2x PCI-Ex16, 9x SATA-II, RAID, 2x GigLAN, 8Chl, Firewire, ATX.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188039

CPU - Intel Core i7 920 (2.66Ghz/ 8MB/ 4.8GT QPI/ Quad Core).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202

Ram - G.Skill 6GB (3x 2048mb) DDR3 1600 (PC12800 - F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ) RAM Module Kit (TRIPLE PACK for i7)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231225

Also just any SATA DVD/CD Burner. BTW i posted Newegg links for the products but i cant use newegg as previoulsy stated i just like their site. I'm also not sure wether i should eVGA or XFX for the vid card.

At the graphics department you could go with:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =GTX%20275 or with a couple of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150366 which we know run faster.

Why would you go with a nVidia GTX 285 when it performs the same (if not worse) then a Radeon 4890 which is also much cheaper?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102830
$245 ($20 MIR)

Also go with the Asus P6T Deluxe (cheaper then the v2 with small difference) (or a cheaper x58 motherboard is fine). You can even get better performance then the 295 if you crossfire two 4890s.

To PhillipV, I have now idea where you got your info from but a single GTX 285 shits on a Radeon 4890, and with that Asus p6t Deluxe the V2 is cheaper and only has the SAS HDD option removed. As for WR2 thanks for the advice but with the case and PSU I will not be changing those to quickly as I need those for future upgrades and SLI options, But I'm still not sure whether i should get the eVGA or ASUS motherboard, as nobody can definitively tell me which one is better.

What future upgrade and SLI options are you considering which the 1200 and 1000W PSU support that the 900 and 850W PSU does not support?

Im looking in the immediate future of another gtx 285 and later on in further build with gt300 cards in SLI definately

ATI 4890 doesnt support Direct3d 11 it supports 10.1 only ATM

K thnx for that im now looking to get the PC this weekend ill repost the specs in a sec

Anyone I5 with GTX 295 ??? why not recommend it to him