APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid to late July
BUDGET RANGE: $1200 - 1500
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, streaming movies/tv to television, surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, sound card
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca, tigerdirect
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel, since I'm going with the i7 quad core.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Will be running Windows 7 when it comes out.
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Cooler: Had some trouble finding one to fit the i7 board
Noctua NH-U12P 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002
GPU: Will be getting a second quickly if not at the same time
SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810
CPU: How hard would it be to push this to 3.2GHz?
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Case: Want something roomy enough for upgrades as well as good air flow...
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
DVD: Stock
MOBO:
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
RAM:
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365
Paste: Should I bother?
PSU: Anything cheaper?
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
I would love for this to be a bit cheaper if possible, but I don't want to loose any quality. Any suggestions to different parts? Thanks!