[michael0130]

Case:
NZXT TEMPEST EVO Case

Fan Controller:
ZALMAN MFC1 Plus-B Black 6 Channel Multi Fan Controller

Hard Drive:
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Monitor:
ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

Keyboard:
Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard

Mouse:
Logitech MX 518 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse

Webcam:
Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 2.0 M Effective Pixels USB 2.0 WebCam

Mouse pad:
XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad

CPU Cooler:
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Mother Board:
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W

CPU:
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920

Memory:
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D

Graphics Card:
ASUS ENGTX480/2DI/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


I will be overclocking the i7 920 CPU, but I am not sure about the Corsair Dominator Memory. Should I get the one listed above? Or should I go for Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 2000 Mhz 8-8-8-24 that is $200 more expensive? Would there be an apparent difference in terms of speed worthy of the extra money?

Is the above build good and worth the money (~$2500)? I've spent quite a lot of time reading reviews, researching on price etc.
I am planning on buying parts from Newegg sometimes in the Summer.


Please, any suggestions are very welcome! I want to make the best out of the money I spend.

Thanks!

[diaz]

Everything looks great, ram doesnt have to be that fancy... I'd use a megahalems cooler...

For the drive, the newer seagates and WD's are pretty damned close in performance to the raptors.. I know you can get a 1.5T seagate and mod it into a 750G very fast drive (beats raptors)

-D

[ScottinIndy]

Nice looking build, I wouldn't spend the extra money on the Ram, I just don't think you will see that much real world difference. As far as the PSU, Very nice unit, However do you really need 1000 watts? Money could be saved there for sure even if you want to SLI a couple of 480's on down the road you won't need 1000 watts.