Thoughts on this PC Gaming build

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#1 dave0015
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Asus RAMPAGE-II-GENE Intel Mainboard - 6x DDR3 / 6x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan / LGA 1366 $482.90

Intel Core i7-920 / 2.66GHz / 8MB Cache / LGA1366 $398.00
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Intel Core i7-950 / 3.06GHz / 8MB Cache / LGA1366 $839.30


eVGA GTX 285 1GB DDR3, 512bit, PCIE, DVI-I, DVI-I, HDMI (01G-P3-1281) $642.40

Thermaltake Xaser VI - Black/Red Full ATX Tower Case - Side Window (No PSU) $333.30

Corsair DDR3 6GB PC-16000/2000 (3x 2GB) TR3X6G2000C8GTF Ram $555.50

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs $170.50

20x DVD Burner Supermulti $???

PSU 850w -------------------------- need good brand and price

Liquid cooling ~ $300


= $3323+

please tell me if anything needs changing and if any parts are missing (i kinda rushed through this because i have to go get food lol).

Pricing from www.centrecom.com.au

Thanks

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#2 MonsieurX
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The 950 is not worth the extra cash
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#3 markop2003
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The 950 is not worth the extra cashMonsieurX
This, increase your cooling instead, your way off ewith your $300 estimate if you want a full top end kit, graphics card waterblocks can cost over 100 USD by themselves.

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#4 metaltoiletry
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I third the i7 920.
PSU 850w -------------------------- need good brand and pricedave0015
Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling
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#5 markop2003
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Just had a look on special tech and with the conversion rate your water cooling budget is about $500 too low if you want a top kit
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#6 dave0015
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Just had a look on special tech and with the conversion rate your water cooling budget is about $500 too low if you want a top kitmarkop2003

WOW thats a lot. Think i should get cheaper RAM?