First time build, help appreciated.

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This will be my first time building a computer so I'm a bit nervous. If there's any mismatches/better choices please do tell me. I'm gonna keep this build for 4 years hopefully without any major updates (If it's necessary I will probably add another 5850 later).

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
I will be reading, watching movies, gaming, web browsing and maybe photoshop somewhat.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around 1300 euro (1900 dollar), tax and shipping included.
3) Where do you live?
Finland.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I haven't overclocked before but will hopefully try to get it to 3.6 ghz
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I'm planning to buy a Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In 1 month.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Probably Crossfire and SLI, if it got other features too it's a plus.

Processor: Core i7 920
Motherboard: Gigabyte UD3R
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 9-9-9-24
Video Card: SAPPHIRE HD 5850 1GB
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG F3 1TB
Case: CM Storm Sniper
PSU: CORSAIR 750TX
Cooler: CoGage True Spirit
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22

I will probably buy the psu, case and graphic card from a nearby store where I live.
 
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The build looks good. The only thing that I would recommend is that you may want to consider buying a motherboard with six DDR3 RAM slots, like the Asus P6T SE. (However, I don't know anything about the P6T SE's performance when it comes to overclocking.)

(Yeah, yeah, I know... great minds think alike. ;) )
 
I'm not sure how Asus is here in europe but having heard how badly Asus is with the RMA I'm hesitating to buy a motherboard from them.
 
For an alternative to the P6T SE, see if your local store has any GA-EX58-UD4P boards left in stock (discontinued, it seems).
 
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