Would like some suggestions on this build

I'm closing in on the build that I want and think that what I got right now is pretty solid considering my $1.5k budget. Just would like any other suggestions or notes to keep in mind(extra cables or anything like that).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492898Heard this PSU was good. Not sure if I need a larger one for my config or not. The RAM I'm not sure of but it's combod with the PSU for a pretty good deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130568Getting two 460's andSLI them together.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.495225The large price cut on the i7-950 was theprime reason Iuped my budget a little bit for a i7 build. Would go with a i5/965BE build if it wasn't for the price cut.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160Friend suggested to get a Full Case for the added room. I also like the look of this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185Standard Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204Standard Disc Drive

After various deals/combos, comes out to $1,461.80

Big things for me: Should I grab a better Heatsink/CPU Fan? I plan on overclocking the cpu after some time(basically after I feel it's necessary and I'm comfortable with overclocking procedure). Also, thoughts on grabbing an SSD? I was thinking about droping a 460 and grabbing a SSD instead but not sure what if any performance increase that would be for the computer as a whole.

I plan for this to be a gaming build(resolution 1960x1200). Trying to look into the future as best as I can. I know I want the case and PSU to last me a long time.

Thanks in advance

you can get some cheaper dvd-roms out there ;p to sva e a few bucks..

tbh the price cut for the i5's are a joke the phenom II x4 is still superior in price let alone gaming and besides the socket will be dead by JANUARY. so no real upgradability there. while the am3 socket will have some life left in it with the zosma family of cpu's this coming year after which point they weill be replaced by the am3+ cpu socket say mid 2011 at which point orochi and llano will be upon us.

the rest isnt that bad.

Thanks for the reply.

I don't really plan on upgrading this build for about 2-4 years so if I wanted to upgrade the CPU I'd probably have to grab a new mobo to fit whatever CPU/Socket combo has been cooked up by then. I do understand saving money now for the upgrade later, but at the same time I'd only like to drop this amount of $$ every few years if at best.

The main reason I'm upgrading now is that my current "gaming" pc(welllaptop)is sorta on it's last leg and want to upgrade to a desktop and relegate the laptop to a more HTPC role(which it should do admirably).

Also, I think that is the cheapest disc drive considering it has free shipping ;)

Thanks for the reply.

I don't really plan on upgrading this build for about 2-4 years so if I wanted to upgrade the CPU I'd probably have to grab a new mobo to fit whatever CPU/Socket combo has been cooked up by then. I do understand saving money now for the upgrade later, but at the same time I'd only like to drop this amount of $$ every few years if at best.

The main reason I'm upgrading now is that my current "gaming" pc(welllaptop)is sorta on it's last leg and want to upgrade to a desktop and relegate the laptop to a more HTPC role(which it should do admirably).

Also, I think that is the cheapest disc drive considering it has free shipping ;)

Black_Dragon

fair enough.. and while i dont knock you choice of getting a full tower or the case you chose.. itd really be wiser to get a regular atx case such as an antec 900 or a rosewill challenger or even a coolermaster storm scout. all are great cases. id only really recommend a full tower to someone who wants room for a 5970 or 3-4 card sli/crossfire/unity (lucid hydra 2011)

Based on your suggestions, I changed my build a little bit. Sorta threw this together in a few minutes so probably slipped up a little.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492820Changed to a larger PSU but a smaller amount of RAM...Not really sure how good of an idea this was.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130568Getting two 460's and SLI them together.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.480251Switched to a AMD 965BE. Not sure about the MOBO but it needs to be able to SLI pretty well and this seemed like a good fit(+ the combo didn't hurt)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196Changed to the Storm Scout but now that I think about it, if I wanted the case to last for ~5-6 years, I may want to get the larger one just to not have to buy a larger case if the next build requires larger parts.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185Standard Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204Standard Disc Drive

That saves me roughly $400 not a bad savings but my budget still mostly stands at around 1.4-1.5k. Any suggestions as to where that should go? This is just for the computer itself so don't need to worry about the moniter or anything. Was thinking either a smallish SSD or a CPU heatsink.

OK since you asked for suggestions here is what Id get

i7 950

HD5870

ASUS Rampage II Gene

6Gb G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600

Corsair H50

2 640Gb WD Black

Cooler Master HAF 922 (5870 fits right in)

Corsair 650tx or 750tx (650 should be enough)

Thats about 1400$ if you get combos even less and optical drive your choice

4gb is more than enough for todays market.. you can walk on water with 4gb ram 6 is nice and 8 + is un necissary 9unless you fold or something)