What Case should i get? Advice please :D

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CPU: Phenom x6 1090T Black
MB: MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory: Planned: 1333 8gb GSkill --> can i ramp this up (O.C. it) to 1600 or higher?

Newegg preferred. Shipping to US East Coast

OVERCLOCKING: I would like it to be considered in case i do it. I first want to make sure my cooling setup is ok

CROSSFIRE: Yes,
If you think Hybrid Crossfire is a great option tell me about it

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Reasonably high. Around 1900's is appreciated

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like a Long warranty. Lifetime would be nice. so it doesnt die the 2nd time i use it. Also. i would like some good cooling. Im not so certain how my setup will be cooling wise. but i think my Case im planning to buy (Altec Three Hundred) is going to have pretty bad default cooling (i think like just 2 120mm fans and 1 140mm or something)


So graphics card time:

Ive been planning on buying a Radeon HD 5770 but i have been told the 4880 is even better then 2 5770's when overclocked and im really looking at the 5850 although it kinda high for my price range. What is preferred?
Also. if there a better GPU that you can recommend for my motherboard Please tell me

I would like 800 or > stream processors? and GDDR5 would be nice. Also i want the price to be <150. i really dont have that much money to spend.

Edit: I see that 5770 is supposedly really ... big >.> is there any graphics card that is within my budget that i CAN put in crossfire.. supposedly this is too big for crossfire >.>. And CAN? i put the 5770 in a crossfire? Refer to my motherboard (MSI 890FX-GD70 setup please)

Thanks

Edit2: My Powersupply is a Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

Edit3: I should have probably said this before but the motherboard im getting (MSI 890FX-GD70) im pretty sure doesnt have any 2.1 ports, just 2.0 express.

also. the main question. What case do i buy? I want to have space for the graphics cards (2) of either 5770 hopefully. Also. I am going to most likely get a really cheap SSD and then try to make a raid array on the side. I want good airflow and lots of fans :D so that i can run games on high settings without it burning and i definitely dont want to kill my parts..

How does water cooling work exactly and is it really expensive O.o?

Lastly again. What case would be the best. I was looking at the Altec Three Hundred because its < $60 and would really like a case <100 because i dont have a large budget and I want as much of it as i can to go towards main components.

Also!! I would like to have the option for Watercooling. And i am going to have a SATA raid array externally. so i want place to connect that to my main computer ;D. (one of the main points of my motherboard choice)

:)
Thanks
 
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on the GPU part i would get the 6850, if i were in your shoes.it outperforms the 5770 by a good margin and its really not that much more.i think the $40 extra for the 6850 is well worth it for the price/performance.

for the PSU,your good there.

the case umm..ill think imo that the cooler master RC-690 is better in every way.

GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131374
case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

edit:i believe this is the ram you picked,corrected? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231402
that ram is very good,low timings at a decent speed.but you could get this ram which is the same, except thats its faster @1600 instead of 1333. here- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231401 .<--this ram would be the one to get.
 
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i would but the 6850 actually has a slowly core speed .. i suspect thats why they put more stream processors. Also. the one you recommended (powercolor) is supposed to be a pretty bad brand. :(.

Also your case says SLI ready. what about Crossfire ready? What exactly does it mean by "expansion slots"? Also my motherboard has USB 3.0 i dont think it has that..
 
even tho it has slower clocks does not mean in any way shape or form that its slower.the 6850 would blow the 5770 out the water.and for powercolor,it just a name on a card,there all pretty much the same no matter who makes it. sli(nvidia) and crossfire(amd) are the same just different name.
 
isnt it just not slower because of the extra stream processors >.>. the actual clock is slower. So on certain things there is cases where it will be slower.. i dont know about "blown" out of the water.. Also can i crossfire 2 5770's together? or are they too big?.. can can i crossfire 2 6850's together?? and either way they are out of my budget :P
 
you get 160 more stream processors with an extra 128bit Memory Interface.<--these two matter the most(excluding memory both are 1gb), because you can always OC(Overclock)it to faster speeds.but you can NOT add more stream processors or memory interface,without buying a better card.the 6850 will always be faster than a 5770 in any game/benchmark,period.Yes you can CF two 6850's.

edit:if you need some benchmarks to see to believe i will surely post it for you.but if you are not a heavy gamer than get the 5770.
 
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either way. its out of my budget :P and if i had to spend i would rather go for the 5850 probably :P. so. what case should i get??
 
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