Ordering this i7 build tonight, any suggestions or changes?

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nyc

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TYIA for your thoughts and suggestions:

Antec 1200 (already bought)
http://www.jr.com/antec/pe/ANT_15120/

2 x samsung 2433bw: 1920x1200 (already bought)
http://www.jr.com/samsung/pe/SAM_2433BW/

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22LP20 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136147

2 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

Antec 761345-75024-0 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail (additional case fans for the 1200?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209011

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231558

OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231558

ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046&Tpk=9900 led

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359


What type of fans should i be looking at for the optional 120mm fans for the antec 1200 case. I think 25mm thick for the side is right, but should i be getting something bigger/more powerful for the other?

Is there anything else I need to make this build happen(already have thermal compound and electrostatic bracelet)???

THANKS!!!
 
I would recommend you get a SATA CD/DVD drive and not IDE. The IDE is a big clumsy cable inside your computer.
 
Wow I think that's a perfect build! It even looks close to the one I want to build dude (hehe :)). Nice job and like ScOuT said get SATA not IDE there is a video of a tutorial that says IDE is better but that was back in 2008.
 
thanks for that - I switched it out for a sata drive.

I also got rid of the zalman and ordered the megahalems.

Cant wait to get it all and build it next weekend!
 
Possibly gpu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161276

Performance is basically on par with a GTX275, and once overclocked a GTX285.


Perhaps mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186163



CPU Cooler, the current zalman coolers arent that great,especially on a quadcore i7. you could do better with one of the following:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055

or (best air cooler on the market currently)
http://jab-tech.com/Prolimatech-Megahalems-CPU-Cooler-775-1366-pr-4428.html
+
http://jab-tech.com/Scythe-Gentle-Typhoon-D1225C12B3AP-15-1850rpm-pr-4501.html
 
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