New Build ~$2k Need Opinions/Suggestions! *EDITED*

[rezox]

Component Price Brand
Chassis $180 Corsair Graphite Series 600T White Ed.
Motherboard $210 Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Processor $315 Intel Core i7 - 2600K Quad Core Processor
Memory $85 Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card $233 Saphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Hard Drive 1 $260 OCZ Agility 3 - 120GB SATA 3 SSD
Hard Drive 2 $110 WD Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/S
Hard Drive 3 $110 WD Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/S
Optical Drive $26 Lite-On Lightscribe SATA DVD/RW
Power Supply $131 Corsair 750HX
Operating System $100 Windows 7 Home Premium OEM
CPU Cooler $55 Corsair H60 High Performance Liquid Cooler

Total $1,760

Approximate Purchase Date: 1 Week

Budget Range: ~$2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Multitasking, Graphics/Video, Moderate Gaming, Folding@Home (Future Proofing is important to me)

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg, Amazon, Google Shopping

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, Corsair, OCZ, WD, AMD, ASUS

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I'm pretty much locked on my decision here, but would appreciate any comments and suggestions. Thank you in advance.

 

[cmadrid]

I'd got with:

Silverstone Raven RV02B-EW $180

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Steel-Computer-Window-RV02B-EW/dp/B004BDOGSO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305667293&sr=8-1

i7 2600k cpu $315
Gigabyte z68 ud5 $270
combo discount $25
total - $565
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.651972

Corsair Vengeance 8gb - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233147

MSI Twin Frozr II 6950 2gb x 2 - $580 (rebates available tho)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127562&cm_re=6950-_-14-127-562-_-Product

OCZ Vertex 2 120gb $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD 1tb x2 $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=spinpoint%20f3

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986&cm_re=windows_7_home_premium-_-32-116-986-_-Product

Blu-Ray Optical $195 Plextor PX-LB950SA Blue-Ray Writer
Power Supply $190 Corsair Pro AX850 - 850W

total $2215

 

[nd_hunter]

You don't need dual cards for moderate gaming. Instead, we'll put that money towards a good IPS display. We'll also do some shopping through Amazon for the free shipping and better prices. We'll match a Z68 board with Lucid Virtu (for Quick Sync) with 16GB of memory (that'll help with editing) and a Sandy Bridge i7 (within 95% of the performance of the $1000 six-core 990x). We'll go with a top-quality PSU to ensure good stability. We'll tie it all together with a good, solid case that will be quiet and keep your components easily within their thermal limits. Here's what I would do with $2500...

CPU and RAM: Intel Core i7-2600k combo w/ 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1333 CL7 1.5v
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.644444
$474.98, free shipping
* There is faster RAM out there but you pay a pretty penny for only 1-2% better performance. Your rig will benefit more from the amount of memory, and you shouldn't have any problems overclocking this RAM to 1600+MHz.

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157250
$189.99, $8.50 shipping
*Currently sold out, but this is your best bet. It has Lucid Virtu for Quick Sync virtualization (unlike the UD5 suggested above) and a PLX chip so you can put a card in every PCIe slot if you need. Check that link often and jump on it when it's in stock.

GPU: MSI R6970 Lightning
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Radeon6970-Graphics-R6970-Lightning/dp/B004XQVCB8/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305674692&sr=1-11
$389.99, free shipping
* After market cooler is designed to be quieter while ensuring better temperatures than the reference design.

SSD: Intel 510 120GB
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-Version-SSDSC2MH120A2K5/dp/B004OR0GRC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305674984&sr=1-1
$284.95, free shipping
* You've got SATA III ports on your motherboard, why not use them? While the Vertex 3 is slightly faster, it is slightly more expensive, and I question OCZ's quality control. Also, the reliability of 25nm NAND flash has yet to be proven.

HDD: 2x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305675239&sr=1-2
$119.98, free shipping
* To RAID (stripe) or not to RAID, that is the question. Honestly, I wouldn't. You don't need to double the chance of a drive failure, meaning all of your data will be lost.

Optical: Lite-On 12x Blu-Ray Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106346
$99.99, free shipping

PSU: Corsair 750HX
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMPSU-750HX-Professional-Certified-compatible/dp/B0029F21LK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305677689&sr=1-1
$139.99, free shipping, $10 MIR available
* This unit is overkill for this build. However, it offers an 80+ Silver rating, it's modular, and it's made by Seasonic.

Case: Fractal Design Define XL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352005
$139.99, $9.99 shipping
* It's quiet, offers good cooling, and will fit that GPU

Monitor: ASUS ProArt Series PA246Q 24.1" 1920x1200 IPS Panel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236119
$499.99, free shipping, $60 off w/ promo code EMCKEJG54, ends 5/19

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$99.99, free shipping

Total: $2485.32 shipped before promo code and rebate, $2415.32 after

 

[cmadrid]

I was going with 2 cards for folding@home use.. since that was his main listed use

 

[nd_hunter]

I got ya. I guess I always considered that secondary to everything else.

 

[rezox]

Sorry I made a mistake by putting folding as first. Let me edit that....

Also, I've revised my config...Please see above.

 

[cmadrid]

np, In that case I would get 1 6950 2gb and you can add a 2nd if the need arises later

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127575&cm_re=6950_msi-_-14-127-575-_-Product

and 2 1 TB Samsung Spinpoint f3 HDDs