New system including monitor 3000$

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: <1 month from now. Price 3000$

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Word processing, programming, gaming, surfing the internet

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: n/a

PARTS PREFERENCES: No preferences

OVERCLOCKING: Probably Not, SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

The parts I've found so far is

Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ Black 22" [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001311&Tpk=2233rz][/url]

PSU: Chill CP-1000W [url=http://www.edbpriser.dk/Product/Details.aspx?sp=all&pid=452072][/url] Dont mind the Danish link, there's an English description

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202&cm_re=core_i7-_-19-115-202-_-Product][/url]

Graphics: I was thinking about buying Radeon HD 5870 X2, when it's released

Memory: mushkin XP Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226057&cm_re=mushkin_6gb-_-20-226-057-_-Product][/url] I'm very much in doubt which memory to go for, especially how to value the trade off between clock and latency

HD: Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH160G2C1 2.5" 160GB [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167017&cm_re=x25-m-_-20-167-017-_-Product][/url]

Motherboard: ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163&cm_re=asrock_x58-_-13-157-163-_-Product][/url]

Case: ???

I was thinking about buying this within a month, so maybe the prices have dropped a bit. It's quite some time since I last checked computer parts, so is everything matching each other? I'm very interested in hearing suggestions to other parts that might work better together.
My main concern is getting a computer thats fast in Windows, but at the same time I have the option to play some games. I may be a bit ovrekill for that, but I want something I dont need to upgrade the next ~3 years.

Thx alot for the reply. Is the PSU sufficient in case I should buy a second 5870?

Sorry about the links.

Get the Corsair 850HX it is a better PSU, modular and comes with a 7 year warranty vs. 5 year for the 850TX.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

cpu cooler if you wanna overclock

I would go with these ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226050

+1^

I would get 3 of any of these and use it via Eyefinity with your 5870 X2.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] 2,320-8325

A 30" monitor is huge, but I would like to hear your suggestion for another 24".
What do you mean by "I wont be able to use" and what goggles?

That's an excellent monitor. A 30" monitor is huge but you have to understand if you're going to have a card like the 5870 X2 it's a waste to use it on a low resolution and you might as well invest less money. That kind of card does not offer you anything extra at a low resolution like 1680x1050, and you'd probably be fine with a HD 5850.

The monitor that you chose in your original post has a huge price premium ($400 for sub-par contrast ratio and less than 1080p resolution? Lol!) because it is for nVidia's 3D gaming platform, which is only available on nVidia's graphics cards; for example it will work on a GTX 295 but not an HD 5870 X2, like you want. The goggles/glasses are necessary for the 3D effect, which cost another $200 extra.

Since you don't seem to know what it is, I'm assuming you didn't even realize that is that particular monitor's gimmick. The Dell monitor you chose has an excellent resolution, is the size you want, and also an excellent contrast ratio. And it even has a 2MP webcam! And it's $100 less. Just be careful when looking at monitors and definitely shop around.

One of the main features of DX11 is tesselation, which if used will mean they can get higher resolutions with less GPU power.