Final Gaming Rig Build $1500-$2000

look for some combos to save a little coin







ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
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OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227381
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
-$15.00 Instant
-$25.00 Combo $449.98
$409.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.258292
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OCZ Diesel 4GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL4G - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227331
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$4.00 Instant
-$8.99 Saving $12.99
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Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129043
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$49.00 Instant
-$25.00 Combo $488.98
$414.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.244898




ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131365
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
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Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$9.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo $578.98
$549.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.253087




Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185093
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100009
Return Policy: Consumable Item Standard Return Policy
-$3.00 Combo $41.98
$38.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.246737
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Scythe SY124010L Fans - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185039
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$6.99 Saving $6.99
$0.00

check out the samsung HDD you can get a 500 F3 for 49.99 or a 1TB for 79 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152185

IMO the SSD will not be worth the price for gaming. I would run 2 samsung F3 500 or WD black 640 in Raid 0 for gaming. you will see some things load faster with the SSD but for large cache files like alot of the newer games has i think a raid o would work well.

Anyways when playing online games there is also server side lag and even with the best rig you will still see it.

That Samsung NIKLAS linked is a good one. It's gotten great reviews and it's fast due to the fact it's a single platter.

How hard is it to do a crossfire? Pretty simple or do I need advanced knowledge to do it?

Will go with the Samsung on you all's advice

Will the PSU I select be enough with 2 ATI 5870's in XFire?

OK thx Trans, always like to make sure