One last request for final advice on build

[grither]

Think i'm at my final build with a couple of questions...Got some awesome advice from Proximon but I have a couple small changes to his recommendations

LIAN LI PC-A70B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112141

Can't decide between these two mobo's: the ASUS was highly recommended but I like the fact that the EVGA has 9 sata ports (my lian case has 15 bays!!!) I don't need tri sli which is on the EVGA board, I would rather have more PCI slots. Any thoughts?

ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131403

EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188046



XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150443

CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011&Tpk=CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F2EG HD154UI 1.5TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152175

i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...latinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...R MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible Hyper N 520


Any thoughts on whether this cooler will fit ok in the lian li case?

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116762
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[gkay09]

^ Hi...That is a good list of parts...But you can make it better...
Here are some suggestions...
CASE - Check out this Lian-Li...It is next in the series and has bigger fans...
LIAN LI PC-A70F Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112243

Mobo - That EVGA mobo would have issues fitting in wide CPU coolers because of the VRM heatsink...But apart from that there are no major issues with that mobo...So if you could find an aftermarket CPU cooler that wont be blocked by that heatsink, then go with that mobo...

CPU Cooler - If you go with that EVGA board, I think it might(but not sure though so just check in the EVGA support forums, you would get better answers there) interfere with that heatsink which I told before...
But would surely fit that case...

RAM - This would be good - Better quality, XMP, and you wont notice any significant difference between a DDR3 1333MHz and 1600MHz
Corsair 1333MHz CAS 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145250

 

[BohleyK]

I would go with the P6T Deluxe over the EVGA board. Nobody needs Tri-SLI but people buy it anyways.

The heatsinks on the EVGA board will annoy you when installing your HSF which will fit in that case. You probably will never use all 9 SATA ports either.