What Would You Buy With $2500?

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7/8/12 at 11:17am

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($424.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($557.86 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Xigmatek 800W ATX12V Power Supply ($135.94 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive ($17.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell P2412H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($254.99 @ eCost)
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Total: $2514.66
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

Edited by Crazy_Clocker - 7/8/12 at 11:25am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3930k @4.5ghz	Asrock X79 Extreme9	Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 580 3gb W/C	Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 580 3gb W/C
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
32gb Corsair Vengeance Low Profile @1866mhz	Samsung 840 120gb	Sony...I think	Corsair H100 x2 One modded to fit onto dual gtx...
OS	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 8 Professional x64	Tails Linux Live USB	LG IPS224V 22" Monitor	LG IPS224V 22" Monitor
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
LG IPS224V 22" Monitor	Tesco Value	Corsair AX1000	Coolermaster Storm Stryker
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Tesco Value :(	Pink thing with butterflies	Logitech	Razer Onza Tournament Edition
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
IBM PowerPC Tri-Core @3.2ghz	Foxconn With Built In Wireless N+	ATI Xenos @500mhz	512mb GDDR3 @ 700mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
320gb Western Digital Caviar Blue (h4x3d)	Some Random Xbox Thingy	1x 140mm fan	Xbox 2011 Metro Update
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
58inch Plasma	Standard Xbox Gamepad (Wireless With Batteries)	Xbox Power Brick	Matt Black Xbox 360 S Case
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Kinect For Xbox	My Sofa	HDMI	Crap Loads Of Games
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1.7ghz Dual Core Arm Cortex-A15 @ 2.1ghz	Samsung	Mali t604	2gb
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
32gb	Paranoid Android 4.2.1	10.055-inch diagonal PLS-backlit LCD with 16:10...	lol wut?
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
9000mah battery	Leather flip case/stand	Capacitive Touchscreen	Dual Stereo Speakers
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3930k @4.5ghz	Asrock X79 Extreme9	Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 580 3gb W/C	Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 580 3gb W/C
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
32gb Corsair Vengeance Low Profile @1866mhz	Samsung 840 120gb	Sony...I think	Corsair H100 x2 One modded to fit onto dual gtx...
OS	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 8 Professional x64	Tails Linux Live USB	LG IPS224V 22" Monitor	LG IPS224V 22" Monitor
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
LG IPS224V 22" Monitor	Tesco Value	Corsair AX1000	Coolermaster Storm Stryker
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Tesco Value :(	Pink thing with butterflies	Logitech	Razer Onza Tournament Edition
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
IBM PowerPC Tri-Core @3.2ghz	Foxconn With Built In Wireless N+	ATI Xenos @500mhz	512mb GDDR3 @ 700mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
320gb Western Digital Caviar Blue (h4x3d)	Some Random Xbox Thingy	1x 140mm fan	Xbox 2011 Metro Update
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
58inch Plasma	Standard Xbox Gamepad (Wireless With Batteries)	Xbox Power Brick	Matt Black Xbox 360 S Case
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Kinect For Xbox	My Sofa	HDMI	Crap Loads Of Games
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1.7ghz Dual Core Arm Cortex-A15 @ 2.1ghz	Samsung	Mali t604	2gb
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
32gb	Paranoid Android 4.2.1	10.055-inch diagonal PLS-backlit LCD with 16:10...	lol wut?
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
9000mah battery	Leather flip case/stand	Capacitive Touchscreen	Dual Stereo Speakers
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7/8/12 at 11:24am

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Originally Posted by Crazy_Clocker

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($424.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.95 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($557.86 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($210.82 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive ($17.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC 2236Vwa 60Hz 22.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Total: $2459.50
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

I'm actually really liking this build if OP does not want to go custom water cooling. I would make a few small tweaks though:
Motherboard
If the OP is going to use all the features then go for that motherboard because it is simply an amazing board. If not I would say drop to the Asrock Extreme5 or the Gigabyte UD3
SSD
Great choice but would it be better to simply get one larger SSD? Better access times but write times with RAID 0 might be a bit faster. Either way is still great
Power supply
Definitely overkill. Could save a good chunk of money and get an AX650 or an X-650 and power two 680s in SLI

Everything else looks great. I think if you change the above things I noted OP might be able to sneak in another 680.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
Mouse
Microsoft Arc
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i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
Mouse
Microsoft Arc
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7/8/12 at 11:36am

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So you guys would rather have a 3930k with a single 680 over a 3770k with two 670s or 7970s?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB (OC Edition)	Corsair Vengenace 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cooler Master QuickFire Pro (MX Brown)	Rosewill HIVE-550W	Cooler Master 690	Logitech MX518
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i5 2500k	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB (OC Edition)	Corsair Vengenace 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cooler Master QuickFire Pro (MX Brown)	Rosewill HIVE-550W	Cooler Master 690	Logitech MX518
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7/8/12 at 11:40am

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So you guys would rather have a 3930k with a single 680 over a 3770k with two 670s or 7970s?

The issue is that the OP is only using a single 1080 monitor so getting two of those is really unnecessary to go SLI/Crossfire since OP won't need it at that resolution.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
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Microsoft Arc
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
Mouse
Microsoft Arc
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7/8/12 at 11:42am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VW_TDI_02

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Originally Posted by Crazy_Clocker

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($424.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.00 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.95 @ B&H)
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($557.86 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Silverstone 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($210.82 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive ($17.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC 2236Vwa 60Hz 22.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($47.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Total: $2459.50
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

I'm actually really liking this build if OP does not want to go custom water cooling. I would make a few small tweaks though:
Motherboard
If the OP is going to use all the features then go for that motherboard because it is simply an amazing board. If not I would say drop to the Asrock Extreme5 or the Gigabyte UD3
SSD
Great choice but would it be better to simply get one larger SSD? Better access times but write times with RAID 0 might be a bit faster. Either way is still great
Power supply
Definitely overkill. Could save a good chunk of money and get an AX650 or an X-650 and power two 680s in SLI

Everything else looks great. I think if you change the above things I noted OP might be able to sneak in another 680.

The only problem is he can only buy from NCIX CA.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel] Core i7 3930K	[ASUS] RAMPAGE IV EXTREME	[EVGA] GeForce GTX 670 4GB SuperClocked+ with b...	[G.Skill] RipjawsZ 16GB 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[Samsung] 830 256GB	[Samsung] 840 500GB	[Sony] El cheapo CD reader	[Corsair] H100
Cooling	Cooling	OS	OS
4x [Corsair] Air Series SP120 High Performance	[Lamptron] FC6	[Microsoft] Windows 8 Pro x86-64	[Mint] Linux Mint 13 running on [Microsoft] HyperV
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
[Dell] U2312HM	[Razer] BlackWidow	[Corsair] AX750	[NZXT] Switch 810
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
[Corsair] M60	[IKEA] Table.	[ASUS] Xonar DX	[Creative] T3130
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[Intel] Core i7 3930K	[ASUS] RAMPAGE IV EXTREME	[EVGA] GeForce GTX 670 4GB SuperClocked+ with b...	[G.Skill] RipjawsZ 16GB 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
[Samsung] 830 256GB	[Samsung] 840 500GB	[Sony] El cheapo CD reader	[Corsair] H100
Cooling	Cooling	OS	OS
4x [Corsair] Air Series SP120 High Performance	[Lamptron] FC6	[Microsoft] Windows 8 Pro x86-64	[Mint] Linux Mint 13 running on [Microsoft] HyperV
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
[Dell] U2312HM	[Razer] BlackWidow	[Corsair] AX750	[NZXT] Switch 810
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
[Corsair] M60	[IKEA] Table.	[ASUS] Xonar DX	[Creative] T3130
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[JVC] HA-RX700
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7/8/12 at 11:43am

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Originally Posted by VW_TDI_02

The issue is that the OP is only using a single 1080 monitor so getting two of those is really unnecessary to go SLI/Crossfire since OP won't need it at that resolution.

Like I already said getting two cards for 120hz wouldn't be useless.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB (OC Edition)	Corsair Vengenace 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cooler Master QuickFire Pro (MX Brown)	Rosewill HIVE-550W	Cooler Master 690	Logitech MX518
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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cooler Master QuickFire Pro (MX Brown)	Rosewill HIVE-550W	Cooler Master 690	Logitech MX518
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7/8/12 at 11:45am

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What happened to your other build? Seems like its a long story at this point but with that budget I would get 2011 for sure so here is mine:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($424.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.94 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($407.55 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($174.98 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $2480.35
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
q9400 @ 3.40	Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R	XFX GTX 260 896mb	Corsair XMS2 DDR 2 4Gb
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
640GB Caviar Black, 2TB WD Green	Xigmatek Dark Knight II	Windows 7 64-bit	Asus VW224U
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Ducky OCN Edition 1008-C	Corsair 650TX	HAF 932	Logitech G400
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
SteelSeries QCK+	Sennheiser HD558	Asus Xonar DX
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q9400 @ 3.40	Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R	XFX GTX 260 896mb	Corsair XMS2 DDR 2 4Gb
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
640GB Caviar Black, 2TB WD Green	Xigmatek Dark Knight II	Windows 7 64-bit	Asus VW224U
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Ducky OCN Edition 1008-C	Corsair 650TX	HAF 932	Logitech G400
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
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7/8/12 at 11:55am

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Originally Posted by 3930K

The only problem is he can only buy from NCIX CA.

Yea that's understandable. Here are a few from NCIX Canada:
Motherboards
GIgabyte G1 Assassin
MSI X79A-GD65
ASUS P9X79 Pro
Any of those will work great for the OP. The RIVE is a bit overkill for just about everyone. Any of the above motherboards will work incredibly well.
SSD
Crucial M4 256gb
Plextor M3 256
Unfortunately I couldn't find a 256 Samsung 830 but the two above SSDs are right on par. Between the Crucial, Samsung, and Plextor you pretty much can't go wrong. Pick whichever is cheapest at the time and you'll be perfectly fine.

Power Supply
Corsair AX650
SeaSonic X-660
Both of these platforms are great and really there isn't much of a difference between the two since they are both based off of the same SeaSonic platform. I would go with the Corsair since it's cheaper right now.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
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Microsoft Arc
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
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7/8/12 at 11:58am

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Well I give up on this thread since nobody is listening to anyone and OP hasn't made any decisions other then he wants one monitor. This thread is going to go on forever with people posting different builds but it's pretty much useless. If you want my opinion OP then send me a PM because I'm unsubscribing.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
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MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
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7/8/12 at 12:18pm

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Computers aren't everything! Get a sportbike, or a dirtbike! Power sports are great!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Thuban x6 1600t @3.84 Ghz	ASUS M4A79XTD EVO	EVGA GTX 480	8 Gigs of Ripjaw 1066 @1600mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
640gb WD Green	Sony 20x dvd 56x cd	Cooler Master Hyper N520	Windows 7 Ult. x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus VE248H	Saitek Cyborg V.7	OCZ ZX 850	NZXT Beta Evo
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech G300	Qck Steel Series	Klipsh Pro media 2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Thuban x6 1600t @3.84 Ghz	ASUS M4A79XTD EVO	EVGA GTX 480	8 Gigs of Ripjaw 1066 @1600mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
640gb WD Green	Sony 20x dvd 56x cd	Cooler Master Hyper N520	Windows 7 Ult. x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Asus VE248H	Saitek Cyborg V.7	OCZ ZX 850	NZXT Beta Evo
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech G300	Qck Steel Series	Klipsh Pro media 2.1
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