$2500 build

[brnfnk]

I'm building a pc that i plan to use with 6 monitors as well as being decently fast at multitasking and gaming machine. So tell me what you guys think of this.

Asus Rampage III extreme
Intel Core i7 930
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 2GB PCI Express 2.1 x16 Video Card (six edition)
12gb corsair 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 Ram
(2)Intel x25-m SSD 80gb
(2)1TB sata II 3GB/s, 7200 rpm, 16 MB cache
12x blueray disk burner
Corsair 1000HX 1000W

Thanks for any advice

 

[cbliss1000]

please fill out the stickied "answer these questions first" so folks can help you better.

 

[brnfnk]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming and multitasking my brains out
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3000
3) Where do you live?
USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, Mobo, RAM, video card, network cards, ssd, hdd, case, psu,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
none
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
six- 24 inch
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
2) 2 RAID1 arrays, crossfire, sli
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64bit

 

[Shadowssong]

Monitors included in the $3k?

 

[Dangman]

Which Corsair RAM are you talking about?
Which 1TB drives?

 

[bastage]

Also when talking about x18m's I would only bother raiding 2 80's togeather if you buy them at different times.. if your buying at once jsut buy a single 160.. Although technically slower it will still respond almost as fast as you can think about what you want. & Much easier to work with long term since you dont have to worry about which drive is what.

 

[brnfnk]

The 3000 is not including the monitors, otherwise this would have to be some cheap computer. But the corsair ram is CORSAIR HX3X12G1600C9. It is 1600Mhz, because i would prefer not like to over-clock.
The tb drives are Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX, though i plan to only use this for storage. I need to back up everything because I'm in business.

 

[Dangman]

Since you're not overclocking, zero reason for you to get DDR3 1600 RAM. Just get three sets of this RAM and you'll be set while saving $84:
$82 - G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM

I doubt that Asus Rampage mobo is worth the extra $150 over this Asus motherboard:
$240 - Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 ATX Motherboard

Case wise, here are some recommendations:
$70 - Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$80 - Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$70 - Cooler Master CM690 II ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922M RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-E8B ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-7FN ATX Case
$120 - Velocity Micro GX2-W Silver Classic Aluminum Case with Side Window
$120 - Thermaltake ElementS VK60001N2Z ATX Case
$130 - Cooler Master Storm Sniper ATX Case
$150 - Antec P183 ATX Case
$140 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$170 - Cooler Master Cosmos S 1000 RC-1100-KSN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case
$180 - Cooler Master ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Full Tower ATX Case
$180 - Lian Li PC-B25F ATX Case
$210 - Silverstone FT01-B ATX Case
$220 - Lian Li PC-A71F Black ATX Case
$240 - Lian Li PC-V1200A Plus II ATX Case
$300 - Corsair Obsidian Series 800D CC800DW Full Tower ATX Case
$330 - Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ07B Full Tower ATX Case