Need ideas on new components...

[p4nz3rm4d]

Howzit guys.
im building my gaming rig next year around Sandy Bridge, and ive got the main components chosen(or nearly...).
so ive got the CPU, Mobo that i cant choose now, and will have to wait to see wat comes along...
but what about the other components?

I still need:

GPU( dunno if i shld get a 6990[if i can afford it, lol], or 2 6970s in xfire)
Sound card( i dont need somthing too great, just somthing to get me by. im planning on surround sound tho...)
HDD/SSD ( i need +- 1tb of storage, but dont want to spend a lot of $$$ on this...)
RAM (at least 6 gb...but i wld like 8)
Cooling( liquid cooling is preferable, but any equilivant is welcome!)
Case ( i got a Thermaltake M9D, but i think ill need a bigger case)
PSU( ive got a 720w PSU, but i might need bigger)

if theres anything else u can think of, plz share it with me!!!

thanx in advance...

 

[banthracis]

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Integrated sound in mobo's if perfectly fine. Discrete sound cards don't offer any noticeable improvement until the high end ~$200 range.

Initial sandy bridge is dual channel, so 4 gb is fine. No need for 8 unless you have workstation tasks.

Liquid cooling is no better, louder and more troublesome than air unless you go all out and spend at least $200.

 

[mdd1963]

Concur on lack of need for sound card, I would gladly save the $100-$150 at a cost of 1-2% framerates because of additional cpu processing... (havent purchased a sound card since the year 2000-2001 or so!)

 

[p4nz3rm4d]

i agree with you both, but ive used a onboard soundcard, so ill save on that and not get a sound card. any other ideas? as for cooling, im sticking with air...
what RAM wld u guys reccomend? i need exact product names, if thats ok... also , if i were to get an odd number of GB(eg 5gb) wld there be a problem?