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[Lee Saxon]

Silverstone Fortress - $250
Corsair AX750 - $170
i5 2500K - $225
P8P67 Pro - $190
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1333 - $110
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1333 - $110
Corsair Force F90 (boot drive) - $190
Seagate 500GB (music, porn, whatever storage) - $50
WD Caviar Green 2TB (photography archives) - $100
EVGA GTX 570 - $350
Xonar Essence STX - $200
DVD Burner - $20

~$2000

 

[mnewsham]

More RAM then satan's database of souls' might I ask why?

 

[DominionSeraph]

$2000 on what?

 

[dpodblood]

A few questions here:
1) Why not get the 2500k? It will unlock the ability to overclock.
2) Why so much RAM?
3) How does this add up to $2000? You should include prices and links with your build.

 

[Lee Saxon]

I did get the 2500K that was a typo. 99% sure I'll never overclock, but the price difference was worth having the option...

So much RAM 'cause I do tons of image and film editing in Premier, AE, and PS.

Updated the OP with links/prices.

 

[dpodblood]

You could save a bit by going with this PSU instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=xfx%20750

It's also modular, and it's a rebadged Seasonic, so it's a quality unit as well. The Silverstone Fortress is a nice case too, but it's also kind of expensive for what you get. Personally I would never spend > $200 for a case, and even that is pushing it.

 

[mfenn]

Looks fine if you like wasting money.

- Case is beyond ludicrous. A P183 gets you similar aesthetics, better cooling, and costs $90 less.
- PSU is unnecessarily expensive. Get the Earthwatts 650 instead and save $95.
- Mobo is extravagant unless there's some connectivity need that you're not telling us about. Get the i5 2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 combo instead.
- Sound card is a waste of money, real men use digital out.

Take the money and invest it into a real backup solution.