$1600 gaming / photoshop I7 - 860 build

I am not sure if its a problem on my end, but those pictures are very small and I can not read what you chose, it would easier if you just copied the part name with a link, or hosted those photos somewhere so we could view them at full size.

Edit: Figured out I could save them and then view them at full size

The build looks good, solid choices and it should work well for you.

The Asus motherboards differ mainly in PCIE lanes, and the quality/quantity of heat sinks. All the boards are fine choices, and since you are only using one GPU, you will be fine with one of the lower priced options.

Check out this Gigabyte mobo too, its a solid contender;

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681... ($159.99)

Your selections for the most part are pretty good. As for the question on the ASUS motherboards, There really is no good reason for 11 variations on the same chipset, somebody at ASUS needs a stern talking to. Here's a review of an ASUS PRO board that mentions some of the differences between the tiers: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/806

Basically, if you aren't concerned with overclocking or multiple GPU setups, don't waste your money on higher tier ASUS boards. In their midrange, you start seeing better heatsinks, capacitors, materials, and some nice extras that might actually be useful. Things priced like the EVO and above have useless extras like dual Gigabit LAN, second RAID controller, 9 SATA connectors, etc. The overclocking tools and PCI-e 16x slots (3) are the worthwhile features, but only if you need them.

I'd go with a Samsung F3 or 7200.12 Seagate drive right now, only because WD is taking their time on refreshing the Caviar Black product line. the F3 and 7200.12 are better drives since they were just refreshed.

The Antec 900 is a good case, but you're not getting a good price for it. You should be paying around $99 US, for what you are paying, you should be getting an Antec 902 that has some nice new features.

If you wait a bit, you can get a Radeon 5870 that performs better than the 4890.

The Seasonic 650 Watt is fine in terms of quality, though if you can find one at a good price, the Corsair 650TX is just as high quality and cheaper usually. I picked up one from newegg for $79 AR a couple weeks ago.

As for monitors, don't get hung up on the HDMI connectors. The video signal quality is just as good as DVI, and if you do need to connect to HDMI devices, adapter cables are cheap. If it's an included feature on a good monitor deal, so be it, but don't write off other deals that at least have DVI.

Thanks guys. Any word on if other Canadian newegg customers are slapped with brokerage fees?