RE: 16GB vs 32GB of RAM - you're right there is no practical reason I can justify blowing an extra $150 here. I'm dialing this back to 16GB.
RE: Cases - aside from it holding the internals my two other priorities are that it be quiet and cool. If the NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 Black Steel...
Thanks for the recommendations, I'll definitely check them out tomorrow before I pull the trigger. In the mean time I did switch up my mother board to this one instead; but that was before I saw your suggestions.
ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel...
I'd like to thank the forum in advance for all the previous posts; I have learned a lot here just by reading.
I'm doing a new build, primarily for gaming (this is what the SLI is for), but will also be using it for work sparingly (why I'm going for 2600k rather than 2500k, and also why 32GB)...