PC Gaming Build $3000+ currently

[Damnorc]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Anywhere in the next year or so.

BUDGET RANGE: None

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Music, Internet, School, Movies.[

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:Keyboard, Mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com , Amazon.

PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: Yes..SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Not sure, I'm looking to purchase a...

SAMSUNG ToC T220HD Rose Black 22" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 10000:1 Built in DTV Tuner & Dolby Digital Surround Speakers - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001278

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm currently building an extreme gaming rig. I have never built a computer before and using some research am trying to build a dominate gaming rig that will last for a long time. I do not know that much about building them either so any feedback will be much appreciated. And I mean anything.

MY CURRENT BUILD

Motherboard:
EVGA 141-BL-E759-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SLI Classified ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188047

Internal HD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

SSD:
???????????(Need one? or not?)

Video Card:
BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792H2OCWE GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143182

Sound Card:
HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271003

Processor:
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

OEM:
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493

Power Supply:
CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

RAM:
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1866C9DF - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232

Driver:
LG Black Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137

Case:
SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV01-BW Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163135

Heat Sink:
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[Proximon]

We need a bit more infor from you yet:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

Also, I think in some cases you are just throwing money at a part rather than choosing what is actually best. However, let's establish a few things first. See the link.

 

[paperfox]

Overall your choices on parts are good, but here are some places you might like to consider:

Instead of Vista Ultimate I'd go with Vista Home Premium just to save some $, unless you plan to use all of Ultimate's futures.

seeing as how you have a rather large budget and are planning on using a gtx295, id get a larger screen. atleast a 30" or minimum a 24" for that beefy card.

PSU is good if you plan on getting another 295 however, it seems to be massive overkill on that small 22" screen.

+1 to the caviar black, its a good drive. if you want you can get 2 and run windows + games on one and use the second as storage.
regarding the SSD it wont really give you any increased performance (in gaming) over a regular magnetic hard drive so save some money there.

alot of people here would recommend the ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, its a good mobo and is alot cheaper than the EVGA Classified.

for a heat sink the XIGMATEK Dark Knight is good, a popular choice around these parts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
or check out others here
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[cokenbeer]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Anywhere in the next year or so.

Ummm... a lot can change in a year. When you're ready to purchase ask away.

And if you're buying now then there are a lot of areas you've wasted money.

The mobo is a great mobo for sure, but for most high end builds you'll get similar performance and features from another board.

SSD's, if you have the money I don't see why not, but they are really not required.

The PSU is awesome, I use it myself, but you can get by with an 850 watt for about half the price.

 

[Proximon]

Since this is not a build happening soon, I'll respond with some general comments.

SSD is not QUITE ready for prime time, but it is getting close. Before the end of the summer I would think, much like Blu-ray burners. Then it might be nice for an operating system, although I would put the virtual memory on a conventional drive with other apps.

GTX 295 is massive overkill for a 22" monitor. Something like 4870s in crossfire or GTX 260s in SLI will be more than enough at even the 1900x1200 of a 24". In my guide, linked in my sig, you'll find a link from the monitor section to a really fine monitor guide.

However, if you have to have "the best" then SLI two GTX 285s. You won't have any real performance gain (that you can detect without software to measure it) but you'll have bragging rights.

If you really want an extreme rig, you'll need to learn about water cooling. You'll find a link for that in my guide as well.

 

[batuchka]

This would be something ii would do up for peeps for 22" 1650 x 1050 gaming

but u stated $$ no issue Look at the GPU charts carefully and analyze the CPU gaming charts for 1650 x 1050 high/AA+AF + understanding that the human eye cannot detect more than 50-60 FPS in games do u think a $3k config will give you 3-4 times more frames on 1650 x 1050 enthusiast settings? Some serious research to be done on your part me thinks hehe