enthusiast gaming rig (1800$), need some help please...

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121416x2 for crossfireX

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220561

CPU: Intel I7 2600k

Mother Board: You tell me please....

1500$ without the motherboard... so please tell me a motherboard to handle my other specs and I might overclock that CPU, do I need a heatsink for it?

shoud I change any thing?

(remember that crossfireX)

thx 4 ur time....

Take advantage of combo deals on newegg. You'll save a lot of money. Probably hundreds of dollars.

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121416x2 for crossfireX

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220561

CPU: Intel I7 2600k

Mother Board: You tell me please....

1500$ without the motherboard... so please tell me a motherboard to handle my other specs and I might overclock that CPU, do I need a heatsink for it?

shoud I change any thing?

(remember that crossfireX)

thx 4 ur time....

akam-war

[QUOTE="akam-war"]

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121416x2 for crossfireX

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220561

CPU: Intel I7 2600k

Mother Board: You tell me please....

1500$ without the motherboard... so please tell me a motherboard to handle my other specs and I might overclock that CPU, do I need a heatsink for it?

shoud I change any thing?

(remember that crossfireX)

thx 4 ur time....

ATLReppa770

i dont see a point in getting a bluray, to me its just a waste of money

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="akam-war"]

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121416x2 for crossfireX

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220561

CPU: Intel I7 2600k

Mother Board: You tell me please....

1500$ without the motherboard... so please tell me a motherboard to handle my other specs and I might overclock that CPU, do I need a heatsink for it?

shoud I change any thing?

(remember that crossfireX)

thx 4 ur time....

Liam00148

i dont see a point in getting a bluray, to me its just a waste of money

If you intend to flash the 6950's to 6970's, don't buy the Asus cards as they're factory overclocked. Flashing to the 6970 doesn't work with factory overclocks.

Get the Sapphire instead. There's even a mail-in rebate, if you're interested.

For a motherboard, the Asus P8P67 EVO and Sabretooth are excellent boards, as are the Gigabyte GAP67 UD series...

so I shouldnt change anything else?

My main point is: max every game without lagging, can it do that?

thank you so much for helping people...

so I shouldnt change anything else?akam-war

Looks good to me. Only thing that you could maybe add is a BluRay burner. Adds another 130 dollar, but hey, you'd be set for the future. LiteOn have a free copy of Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 or 10 (depending on how old the stock is) with each burner, which allows you watch BluRay movies on your computer...

And yes, you'd be able to max-out every game...

Bettawfeeq, akam-war

I just read this: having an SSD and downloading the game(like arma2) on that hard, the game will load the texture much faster,is that true?akam-war

SSD (Solid State Disk) have no moving parts like other Hard Drives, so, yes, your operating system and games will load much faster.

Downloads are subject to the speed of your internet connection, so they could go very fast or very slow...

SSD disks are very expensive right now, especially when you buy large capacity disks. You could buy a 'small' 120GB drive for your operating system and keep a 1TB disk to put whatever you want...

From the ones you displayed, I'd go with the Gigabyte board...

will that motherboard come with a CrossfireX cable? or the CPU comes with a thermal compound?akam-war

Could be. But the video cards always have a crossfire/sli cable included. Thermal paste is something you'll have to buy separately. Buy a couple of these. One should do it, but better have too much than not enough ;)

[QUOTE="akam-war"]will that motherboard come with a CrossfireX cable? or the CPU comes with a thermal compound?JimmyJumpy

Could be. But the video cards always have a crossfire/sli cable included. Thermal paste is something you'll have to buy separately. Buy a couple of these. One should do it, but better have too much than not enough ;)

wow $15 for thermal compound...I get a tube of arctic silver 5 for about $8 at my local computer shop