First Build in A long long time!!

[foxman350]

Ok so i was building rigs back when people would have thought a dual 500 Xeon system was hot !!

Alright so here is what i got, was lucky enough to win in a raffle a :

Intel Extreme Edition I7 975 processor


I want to build a great rig around it, have $1800 to spend, let me know what ya all think...

This will be a gaming rig!

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next couple of weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $1800

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: All but processor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: New Egg / US Resident

PARTS PREFERENCES: Been gone to long to know!

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Best possible

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Would like to be able to see inside the case, why hide all the greatness


Ok I have made some choices:

Mobo :Evga E760 Classified
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188048

Power Supply: thermaltake 750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153038

Memory: 6gb corsair dominator
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=corsair_dominator-_-20-145-255-_-Product

So an issue I am finding is finding a case that will fit this motherboard, would like the case to be black throughout and have a window.

 

[Proximon]

More info please. See the sticky at the top of the forum about asking for help.

 

[jbakerlent]

See what you think of this

ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386

OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121346

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2C1 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167016

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

DELL S2309W Full HD Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&sku=320-7339&~tab=specstab

This comes in at ~$1600 so it still allows you to buy a keyboard, mouse, upgrade to a bigger monitor, or just save for later upgrades.