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Sound Card. I was thinking about the Xi-fi Fatal1ty but I have also considered the Xonar d2x. Any help with this would be great.
Here is another Sound Card you should take a look at. It has better drivers then Creative that even works in Win7 and has X-FI.
AuzenTech AZT-FORTE X-Fi Forte 7.1 Low Profile PCI Express Sound Card - Retail $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_forte.php
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Kingston hyper X 9-9-9-25 timings 2000 mhz ($145)
Would suggest you either of these Ram that you can loosen the Cas timings to get higher ram clocks if you wish and both work extremely well with the X58 board you picked.
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) TR3X6G1600C7D G - $189.99 Free Shipping*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) TR3X6G1600C8D - $189.99 Free Shipping*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Gigabyte 3D Mercury E-ATX Tower Case - Liquid Cooling, No PSU, MicroATX, 2x Blue LED Illuminated Silent Fans, Transparent Side Panel/Vent ($399.99)
Here are some Cases that you should check out. Some come with Basic WC parts already installed, you would only have to get a 1366 CPU Cooler.
Gigabyte 3D AURORA 570 Super Aluminum Mid Tower - Watercooled Edition $449.95
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Case Includes:
This case includes a complete Swiftech Watercooling System fully installed except for water additive. System features a push-pull fan setup on the dual 120mm radiator using the included Gigabyte case fans along with 2 premium Silverstone 120mm fans. Customer will fill and bleed system and perform leak test prior to system build. Included with this case is the following:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_p...
Lian Li PC-A7X w/ Koolance EHX-1020/RP-1000 Cooling System $599.95
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This is a special edition case modified by Performance-PCS.com and includes the Kooalnce EHX-1020 Heat exchanger plus and an RP-1000 pump/reservoir combo plus full installation. Other items shown in the pictures such as water blocks, deluxe window panels, etc. are all options that can be chosen below for added cost. This has an extremely cool look for any case and sets it apart from the crowd!
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_p...
Also here is link to Mountain Mod, they have some unique case that you should look at that are specially made for WC. Once there check out the UFO Horizon.
http://www.mountainmods.com/index.php
Zalman GS1000 Full Tower Server Case - Black $179.95
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_p...
New Case from Corsair that you can pre-order from NewEgg right now that you should look at.
Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $279.99
Free Shipping* (Release Date:09/25/2009)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Water Cool Info sites
Guides
http://forums.extremeoverclocking. [...] p?t=282232 Pretty up to date info and buying guide
http://gilgameshreviews.com/index. [...] s&catid=40verclocking-and-cooling&Itemid=86 Another good guide
http://forums.extremeoverclocking. [...] p?t=312743 What to do once all the stuff is in the door
Forums
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/index.php? Not a noob site, but great stickies
http://www.ocforums.com/ My fav, good peeps, know their stuff, less hardcore
http://www.over-clock.com/ivb/inde [...] opic=20277 A GREAT Europe site
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/ Decent site
Tests on equipment, not reviews, truly scientific tests
http://translate.google.com/transl [...] n&ie=UTF-8 Info on rad testing
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=220593 More rad testing
http://skinneelabs.com/ Host for Martins lab and some newer tests
http://www.skinneelabs.com/MartinsLiquidLab/ Test results, very technical
Stores
http://www.dangerden.com/index.php [...] e&Itemid=1
http://www.petrastechshop.com/
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/
http://www.jab-tech.com/
http://www.performance-pcs.com
The Top water cpu block at tis time for the 1366 CPU can be found below, they usually sell out fast.
Watercool HEATKILLER CPU Rev3.0
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/heatkiller1366.html
Hope this helps you out some.