$5000+ Build: Comments?

[perkam]

Some modifications and the final order for my office system, placed this morning:

Case:
COOLER MASTER cosmos S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Panel:
COOLER MASTER RA-1100-KWN1-GP Transparent Acrylic Side Window Panel - Retail

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569QX9650 - Retail

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

RAM: 2X (8GB)
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1800C8DF - Retail

Video: 2X
SAPPHIRE 100242-1GL Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

PSU:
KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX Power Supply - Retail

SSD: 1X
SAMSUNG MCBQE32G5MPP-0VA00 2.5" 32GB SATA II Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - OEM

HHD: 4X
Western Digital Caviar GP WD7500AACS 750GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

HHD Cooling: 4X
MASSCOOL SYTRIN Kuformula SHF1 Ultra HDD Cooler – BK - Retail

Optical:
LG Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Black SATA Model GGW-H20L - Retail

Water Cooling:
Swiftech H20-220-APEX-GT CPU Liquid Cooling Kits - Retail

Flash: 1X
CORSAIR 4GB Flash Survivor Ultra Rugged USB 2.0 Drive Model CMFUSBSRVR-4GB – Retail

Display: 2X
BenQ G2400WD Black 24" 5ms, 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Input:
Logitech LX310 Black USB Cordless Standard Desktop Laser Mouse Included - OEM

Total:

$5,109.84

Kept my eyes out for deals (the QX9650 from Fry's for $750 was a huge savings and is included here for reference) and did some homework and took in the excellent feedback from the group. Thanks everyone, stay tuned for pictures and a build log.

Coming in November/December, I'll be building my personal Nehalem rig and have a $10k budget set aside for that. Stay tuned.

There is a Nehalem system in the XS Official Rig Building guide for $3,500 (without monitors) that will slap around your $5,000 rig.

Point being, wait for Nehalem for your $5,000 rig. You don't need hard drive coolers or the QX. Grab the regular Q9650, get a blu-ray player (wait for faster burners), take 2x750GB if you are taking an SSD, you will never need more than 4GBs of ram unless you will be running 4+ VMs 24/7, grab this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119155 , stay away from watercooling if you need to buy kits to go w/c and you're set.

Perkam