Just Purchased i7 Build - What Do You Think?

krelan2180

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I just made the following purchase last night for my new computer. A special thanks to Why_Me for his suggestions as I pretty much followed it to a "T"

Proc: i7-920 w/ DO stepping - $280
http://www.antaresdigital.com/customer/product.php?productid=16135&cat=282&page=1

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P - $223
(less $15 MIR and $15 SIZZLE15 coupon)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-EX58U4P

Heatsink - Xigmatek Dark Knight w/ Tuniq - $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

Memory - G.Skill 6BG DDR3-1600 - $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247

Case / Power (*Newegg Combo*)- CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000RC w/ PC Power 750W - $250 (less $50 MIR). I was going to purchase the RC-690 but I couldn't pass up this combo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009&SubCategory=58&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1

Video (another Newegg Sale) - EVGA GTX275 Superclocked - $250 (less $20 MIR) - same price as "vanilla" edition so no-brainer there. Can always add another down the road if need be.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130478

Monitor - Samsung 24" T24HD - $320. Love having the TV inputs on this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001280

HD - Western Digital Black 640 - $75

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

DVDRW - Samsung 22x - $28
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

So there it is gentlemen. Let me know what you think and thanks again for taking time to answer questions on these forums and post builds as I have been reading through numerous posts over the last several weeks in forming this one.