Ok everyone, after much reading and research (my head hurts) I have decided to go with this final Setup:
Tower:
http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=CS-130-117
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267
($25 mail-in Rebate)
GPU:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130337
in SLI ($60 total mail-in Rebates)
HDD:
3X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
2 in Raid 0, plus an extra for Data storage
DVD Drives:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493
CPU Cooling:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
($30 mail-in Rebate)
Thermal Compound:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
Case Fans:
4X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185060
2 for Exhaust, 2 for Intake
Fan Filters:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999208
To keep Intake fans from bringing in dust
Other Accessories:
5X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123171
for the 2 OEM DVD drives and 3 OEM HDD, as I was told they don't come with cables
Here is a condensed version of the above:
Cosmos 1000 Silent Gaming Tower
MSI PN7 Platinum 750i Motherboard
E8400 Wolfdale Processor
4GB (2x2gb) pc6400 OCZ Reaper ($25 mail-in Rebate)
2x EVGA 8800GTS in SLI ($60 mail-in Rebate)
3x Seagate 7200.11 HDD (2 in raid, 1 for data)
2x Samsung 20x DVD Read/write
Silencer 750w PSU ($30 mail-in Rebate)
Windows Ultimate 64-bit OEM
Zalman CNPS9700 110mm CPU Cooler
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
4x Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fans
2x Generic 120mm fan filters (for intakes)
5x OKGear 24" SATA II Cables (for OEM HDDs and DVDs)
Total Cost (with shipping):
$1,984.60
- $115.00 in rebates
equals $1869.60 TOTAL!!!
I chose the MSI board because of it's 8 phase power design as well as solid state capacitors for better overclocking. Some people frown on the 8x PCI-E slots but they are 2.0 and no cards utilize that much bandwidth currently from what I'm told so there will be no performance decrease vs. an EVGA FTW, which I was also considering. All in all I think this build is solid!
What do you think? Should I "clicky-clicky" on the order button?
Tower:
http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=CS-130-117
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267
($25 mail-in Rebate)
GPU:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130337
in SLI ($60 total mail-in Rebates)
HDD:
3X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
2 in Raid 0, plus an extra for Data storage
DVD Drives:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493
CPU Cooling:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
($30 mail-in Rebate)
Thermal Compound:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
Case Fans:
4X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185060
2 for Exhaust, 2 for Intake
Fan Filters:
2X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999208
To keep Intake fans from bringing in dust
Other Accessories:
5X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123171
for the 2 OEM DVD drives and 3 OEM HDD, as I was told they don't come with cables
Here is a condensed version of the above:
Cosmos 1000 Silent Gaming Tower
MSI PN7 Platinum 750i Motherboard
E8400 Wolfdale Processor
4GB (2x2gb) pc6400 OCZ Reaper ($25 mail-in Rebate)
2x EVGA 8800GTS in SLI ($60 mail-in Rebate)
3x Seagate 7200.11 HDD (2 in raid, 1 for data)
2x Samsung 20x DVD Read/write
Silencer 750w PSU ($30 mail-in Rebate)
Windows Ultimate 64-bit OEM
Zalman CNPS9700 110mm CPU Cooler
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
4x Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fans
2x Generic 120mm fan filters (for intakes)
5x OKGear 24" SATA II Cables (for OEM HDDs and DVDs)
Total Cost (with shipping):
$1,984.60
- $115.00 in rebates
equals $1869.60 TOTAL!!!
I chose the MSI board because of it's 8 phase power design as well as solid state capacitors for better overclocking. Some people frown on the 8x PCI-E slots but they are 2.0 and no cards utilize that much bandwidth currently from what I'm told so there will be no performance decrease vs. an EVGA FTW, which I was also considering. All in all I think this build is solid!
What do you think? Should I "clicky-clicky" on the order button?