About to pull the i7 trigger

[cal8949]

my plan is to order a i7, motherboard, heat sink, and ram tomorrow

ALREADY HAVE: xfx 4890
creative xfi fatality pro sound card
wd 1tb black hard drive
wd 250 gig hard drive
dvd burner
750 watt CORSAIR power supply
antec 900 case modded

GOING TO BUY:i7 920 $280
evga e758 tr and ocz xmp 3*2gig 1600 ram combo deal $350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.189907
xigmatek dark knight cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

TOTAL=$680 AFTER SHIPPING


im planing on do a bit of overclocking all on air. i want to hit 4.0ghz with the i7 920. and 975mhz gpu clock, and 1866 on the ram

my main purpose of thins rig is:gaming
encoding
home server

i know i can buy some better parts for oc'ing but i don't want to exceed $680.

any suggestions in better parts to buy

 

[godfath3r]

just make sure ur getting the d0 version of the i7 it makes oc much much easier

 

[Proximon]

Yes shop around for the CPU. If you have a Microcenter nearby they have it for $230 right now, D0 stepping.

I have no experience with the board, but you need to verify that the DK will fit on there. I have heard complaints about other coolers not fitting on that board.