New Watercooled Rig!

[Mullinz]

It's time for another build and I wanted to get some second opinions or suggestions on hardware for my new build. I'm venturing into water-cooling more for a project than performance, but I would like this build to last me a good two years. So on to the questions!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, web browsing, photoshop, some 3D rendering/editing, and I would like to try folding.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $2800-$3000, doesn't have to include shipping, this also does not include the water-cooling parts I will be buying.
3) Where do you live?
Chicago
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
This is a brand new build so I'm not recycling any parts, so I need a case, RAM, CPU, Motherboard, GPU's (I want to SLI), SSD to boot my OS on, 1 TB+ Hard drive(s), power supply.
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?
Yes, I plan to get as high overclocks as I can while staying stable and not damaging anything. Hopefully water-cooling should help.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I currently use a 50in Pioneer elite plasma that I use, but I am most likely going to get a new 47in Samsung LED LCD tv to use.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as now, or within two weeks.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
I want RAID, SLI support, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, relatively friendly overclocking capabilities, built in audio, I would like bluetooth but that's just more for fun.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, but I plan on buying Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.


This is the basic build I have set out right now on newegg, but I'm certainly open to changes and suggestions.

Logitech G9x Black Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W Power Supply

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 03G-P3-1584-AR Video Card(2x)

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Grand Total: $2,879.90

 

[Dangman]

From what you've written so far, it sounds like you don't need such a high-end mobo unless you're planning on using four single slot cards in SLI/Crosfire. The mobo as part of this combo should be enough for you:
$505 - Intel Core i7 2600K CPU + Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 Motherboard + Operation Flashpoint: Red River Combo

GPU wise, I'd go with GTX 560 Ti SLI, GTX 570 SLI, HD 6950 2GB Crossfire, or HD 6970 2GB Crossfire over a single GTX 580. Even the HD 6990 would be a better choice for the money.

HDD wise, that WD drive is overpriced considering that this Samsung drive performs the same but is cheaper:
$65 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

PSU wise, I'd go with the Antec High Current Pro 1200W since it's of higher quality for that not much more in price than the Corsair AX1200.