New i7 rig please review before I buy =)

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Here are the components. I could not put a wishlist up because combo deals aren't allowed. So. Here is my entire Newegg shopping cart. If I have missed anything (even small stuff like cable ties) please mention this. I wanna get this stuff and BUILD XD

Thanks so much for your advice.

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
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OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK 464.98

EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
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2x EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card 749.97

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders 399.98

Antec Signature SG850 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
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Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case 399.98

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with a Nippon Labs 1M SATA Cable (free) 199.99

LINKSKEY LKA-CR15BW 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal 3.5" USB Card Reader 14.49

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card 134.99

ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 289.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q 28.99

Sunbeam LL-B Blue LASER LED 4.99 =)

D&S Cables 3T8-B Black Type 8" Cable Tie

TOTAL: 2,548.35

Well......What think?

Eventually to overclock I am going to needa better cooler. Any good LGA1366 coolers?
 
"EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
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2x EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card 749.97"

Overall this system is similar to the one I hope to build soon so I am interested.

Why the 2 video cards?

Something else, I looked at that Western Digital 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB HD but I had a lot of people tell me to go with a 7200RPM 32MB HD because the price difference is huge ($65 vs. $230) and the performance difference is very minimal.
 
Not really. You should see some benchmarks.

yeah...I have a 1tb 7.2k rpm for music and videos and stuff like that but the 300gb one is purely for loading vista, games, etc.

And 2 video cards in SLI is an incredible performance booster. Plus, they were in a sweet combo deal with the mobo =)
 
I don't want to hijack the thread so please let me know if I need to move this, but what can one do with two video cards?

(sorry... still learning)

Not much..

Better performance at higher resolutions (not much though, 50% max), 100% the cost, more heat, less airflow, use of inferior chipsets to run some of them...
 
Pshh, if he knows how to overclock well enough..

But he stands no chance against Gurusan, Nosboost, Synergy, Veedubfreak.. the huge pro overclockers here..
 
Pshh, if he knows how to overclock well enough..

But he stands no chance against Gurusan, Nosboost, Synergy, Veedubfreak.. the huge pro overclockers here..

well whatever should i buy the parts? everything looks okay? i read great reviews of the antec power supply...its like 97% on newegg and its in a combo deal.

Any changes before I hit CHECKOUT
 
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