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Building completely new system

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BriSleep

Limp Gawd
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Hey all,
Been a while since I posted anything on any of these boards, if my sig line still holds up you should see how old my system is. Now I'm coming into a big deal of funds and want to built a super machine that will hold me for some tim. I'm posting here because I think the right mobo is where to get started. :confused:
So, I want SLI, or at least the option for it, maybe the dual core Nvidia card, what the 295? I only want 2 channel sound, to connect to a pair of Sound Blaster T40 speakers, this being a desktop system I don't see the need for 7.1 surround. I couldn't use it anyway without my family and neighbors complaining. Can someone help guide me through this selection on build trip.
The wife says, oh, just buy a Digital Storm for $2700- but I think I can build better for the same price. I can, right?
So, for mobo, my thought was an Asus X58 P6Tse, or would a P6t Deluxe V2 be better. I've never done water cooling but think this would be the build do jump into the pool on it. No?
I'm open for help and discussion. Please put in your 2 cents and if you have an opinion please spell out the merits of your suggestion. Other than reading MaximumPC and PC World, I'm pretty much out in the cold on this and where to start, what to do next etc.
TIA,
Brian
 
I think you might want to post in the General Hardware subforum since I can tell that you're gonna end up asking for a full build here. Answer the following questions nd we can help you create a very very good build list:

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Where do you live?
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
 
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