New I7 build advice needed

macoy

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Ready to order what I have below. Looking for last minute advice. Purchasing case and monitor locally. Thanks

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP

BUDGET RANGE: 1500

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming , everything else

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes eventually

This is what i currently have in the cart, along with Windows 7. Please let me know if there is anythng you think I should change.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333][/

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466029]


SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM

ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.468291

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI

Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.374146

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7


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^ Apart from gaming, what will you be using the PC for ??
You might want to take a look at this article...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pcie-geforce-gtx-480-x16-x8-x4,2696.html

Actually with the money saved on the CPU + Mobo + RAM, you could get an another GTX 460 in that build...

And dont get the cooler from newegg, it is costly -
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-MUGENB&title=Scythe-SCMG-2100-MUGEN-2-Rev-B-5-Heat-Pipes-CPU-Cooler
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-B10212&title=Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Plus-RR-B10-212P-G1-120mm-Sleeve-CPU-Cooler