So I have been researching building vs. buying and have come to the conclusion that I should build. But the problem is I don't know what i need, or even what I can get with that price range. I have saved and saved specifically for this occasion and I think the time is better than ever to build my own with what we have out. So I have an unfinished build here and would love some feedback on alterations or suggestions as to what would make it better, more efficent, or cheaper(without sacrificing efficiency) so I can have am all purpose (mostly gaming) pc.
Motherboard: Evga E758-TR (has sli)
CPU: Obv. i7-920 (D0?) or standard...
Memory: Corsair XMS3 6gb (7-7-7-20)
Cooler: Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 w/ TX-2
(will need retention brckt)(will this cover the heat if I ended up getting 2 cards?)
Video Card: $$$$XFX HD-5970$$$$ (Uber spendy)
Opt Drv: Still deciding. Looking at a 24x dvd+r but might want blu ray
Pwr Supply: Corsair 950 TX (sli? will this work?)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932(Looks awesome and is huge for that gpu)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb (x2) (I'm set on this one but can't decide the RAID. Never messed with it.)
OS: Win 7
Motherboard: Evga E758-TR (has sli)
CPU: Obv. i7-920 (D0?) or standard...
Memory: Corsair XMS3 6gb (7-7-7-20)
Cooler: Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 w/ TX-2
(will need retention brckt)(will this cover the heat if I ended up getting 2 cards?)
Video Card: $$$$XFX HD-5970$$$$ (Uber spendy)
Opt Drv: Still deciding. Looking at a 24x dvd+r but might want blu ray
Pwr Supply: Corsair 950 TX (sli? will this work?)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932(Looks awesome and is huge for that gpu)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb (x2) (I'm set on this one but can't decide the RAID. Never messed with it.)
OS: Win 7