$1200 gaming/office rig, Old one died- buying today

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Today. 2 1/2 year old machine has been throwing "long-short-short" video error bios beeps for a while and the mobo finally died.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Multiple instances of World of Warcraft, playing newer games, streaming movies in 1080 to my TV, machine is also used for work and I multi-task heavily.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, mouse, keyboard, speakers, sound card, monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

BUDGET: $900-1200

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type: I want a new i7

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: crossfire

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900 for now, but I will be buying a new monitor later

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Not a fan of windows or LED's, like a clean case; prefer case as small as possible as the machine will get moved a lot.


Looking for comments and suggestions on my current selections. I am not hardware savvy (although this is my third build) and only build to get the most for my dollar (spare me hard numbers... I won't understand). I would like this machine to have respectable power for three years.



Currently considering:

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128374

2x SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102801

2x G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231225

Antec EA-750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371026

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021



Thanks for your help.