This is my first build so if there is anything I'm missing cables or should change plz let me know thanks.
Approximate Purchase Date: within the next week
Budget Range: $1800 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Simulations (ABAQUS, Comsol, Fluent) nothing too intense, mild gaming, movies, web surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard and mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg
Country of Origin: US - Alaska
Overclocking: Yes - but later
SLI or Crossfire: Yes - but later
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200
Asus 24x DVD Burner - $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
3x - BYTECC 18" Serial ATA-150/300 Cable - $10.47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270093
Rosewill 40-in-1 Internal Carder Read - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103
2x - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM HDD - $119.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
2x - Acer 23" 1920x1080 LCD - $279.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Bundled - $341.98
EVGA superclocked Geforce GTX 560 Ti 1GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.731280
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.731280
Bundled - $359.98
Asus Sabertooth P67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.730288
Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.730288
Bundled - $399.98
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723044
Window 7 Home 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723044
The total cost of this build is $1726.33.
Approximate Purchase Date: within the next week
Budget Range: $1800 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Simulations (ABAQUS, Comsol, Fluent) nothing too intense, mild gaming, movies, web surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard and mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg
Country of Origin: US - Alaska
Overclocking: Yes - but later
SLI or Crossfire: Yes - but later
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200
Asus 24x DVD Burner - $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
3x - BYTECC 18" Serial ATA-150/300 Cable - $10.47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270093
Rosewill 40-in-1 Internal Carder Read - $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103
2x - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM HDD - $119.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
2x - Acer 23" 1920x1080 LCD - $279.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Bundled - $341.98
EVGA superclocked Geforce GTX 560 Ti 1GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.731280
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.731280
Bundled - $359.98
Asus Sabertooth P67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.730288
Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.730288
Bundled - $399.98
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723044
Window 7 Home 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723044
The total cost of this build is $1726.33.