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Sandy Bridge Gaming Build

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AARGH!

Gawd
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Asking for another set of eyeballs to go over my current choices of my new Sandy Bridge gaming PC before it's official release, as I haven't done a major upgrade since my 780i/Q6600 box.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (Newer FPS's, WoW, RTS's), General home use
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1,600'ish (not incl. taxes and shipping)
3) Where do you live?
N. VA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
CPU, Motherboard, Memory, Case, SSD's
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Corsair HX1000 PSU, XFX 6970, 2x Seagate 320Gig Drives (static storage), X-Fi PCI, H50 Corsair CPU Cooler
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Eyefinity 5760x1200 (2x Dell U2410 & 1 Dell 2405)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
January (soon as SB shows up on NewEgg)
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
RAID, Crossfire, USB 3.0, SATA 6GB (I keep things for a long time so future proofing is a plus)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Win7 Ultimate 64bit

Here is what I have chosen as best one can before it's released. The only thing I am not 100% confident in is memory in relation to overclocking. I am looking to do average overclocking, nothing extreme (patience to anger ratio prohibits this). FYI I do lean towards Corsair for memory choices.

CPU:
Intel i7 2600k or 2500k (depending on cost difference)
Motherboad:
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD5 or UD7 (depending on cost difference)
Case:
Corsair Obsidian 800D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001
Primary drive - SSD:
2x Crucial RealSSD 128GB C300 SATA III (RAID 0)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348
Memory:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600 (2x4GB) [8-8-8-24]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233147

On the case I considered the Silverstone RV02 but the motherboard being mounted on other side of the case killed it for me, as I would have to pull it out from underneath my desk every time I would have to work on it.

My current PC build for comparison is in my sig, and I will be ordering everything from NewEgg (I will be sure to use the [H] link I promise!).

TYIA
 
Please wait about two weeks. That way, we have enough time to research more reviews on the Sandy Bridge processors and the P67 motherboards, and we'll know what the good NewEgg combo deals are.
 
I'm in the same boat. I delayed my build on arrival of the new Sandy Bridge processor.
 
The new Sandy Bridge CPUs are in some stores already - but they just cannot sell them until next week.
 
So you're in Northern Virginia... crap... it's hard for me to figure out the good deals at the "local" Micro Center sometimes....
 
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