Fixed post! $1500 gaming build needing input

Guzaku

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Mar 26, 2011
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Approximate Purchase Date: A month or so.


Budget Range: $1300-1600


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming.


Parts Not Required: Need everything but keyboard, mouse, and monitor.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon/Tigerdirect


Country of Origin: USA, Arkansas


Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Not specified


Overclocking: Yes


SLI or Crossfire: Yes

ASUS Black 24X DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

COOLER MASTER HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171049

Noctua NH-D14
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423


Yay or nay? Besides a keyboard, mouse, and monitor (of course) what else do I need?
Will I need a cable to crossfire or does that come included?
What looks good and what doesnt?
And any recommendations of anything I should switch out?


AND VS.

Case- Haf 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119197

MSI P67A-GD55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130573

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072

Noctua NH-D14
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608018

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II OC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127562

SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151087

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231428

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

ASUS Black 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204


And which looks better of the two?