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My Current Setup and Ideas for the next computer to put into this case:
Xigmatek Elysium
Core 2 Duo at 3.00Ghz E8400
Intel DG45ID Micro ATX Motherboard Socket 775
PNY DDR2 800Mhz 2GB Ram 2x1GB Sticks
HIS Iceq 4+ Turbo 4870 1GB Graphics Card
500GB Maxtor HDD
CD/DVD Burner/Blu Ray Reader

This is the setup I want to put into this case next time

Intel BOXDX79SR LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz...r BX80619i73820

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK...MD FM1/FM2/AM3+

G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) ...-2400C10D-16GTX

CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 ...FC Power Supply

PowerColor AX7990 6GBD5-2DHJ Radeon HD 7...port Video Card

Seagate SV35 Series ST3000VX000 3TB 7200...ive -Bare Drive

I want this to be my dream pc and very upgradeable in the future and be able to run any game I throw at it! This is all of newegg.com
 
X79 is a Quad channel board, so make that four sticks of Ram.
Why the Surveillance HD? Its probably fine, but I thought it was a little odd.
If you are going to spend this much spend the extra coin and get a SSD. 256-512GB. Absolutely a must have with this type of system. I have a Samsung 830 which is limited by my SATA2 interface. Completely saturates it.
Keep the HD for bulk storage, but put the OS and important programs on the SSD.
 
+1 on the SSD - ay least 256mb. Look for Samsung 840 Pro, Mushkin or Crucial M4 or anything Intel. I suggest staying with 2 sticks of 8mb ram. What monitor(s) are you using?
 
Mmmm, I'd swap out for these Personally.

X79 is overkill, and Intel won't be making motherboards for much longer, they've announced they are stopping. This is a great dual channel memory board.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820

1200W Power supply is WAY overkill for that setup.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207023


I'd go with these for storage instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-443&ParentOnly=1

and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136798

Also go with the 3770k for OC potential
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501


Everything else looks good to me, though I personally prefer Mushkin RAM, (Made in USA)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226331
 
Originally Posted By: Danno
+1 on the SSD - ay least 256mb. Look for Samsung 840 Pro, Mushkin or Crucial M4 or anything Intel. I suggest staying with 2 sticks of 8mb ram. What monitor(s) are you using?
I will be using a 1080p Full HD TV 22inch as my main monitor. But when my family is gone somewhere I will be using my big screen 52 inch 1080p HDTV.
 
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
X79 is a Quad channel board, so make that four sticks of Ram.
Why the Surveillance HD? Its probably fine, but I thought it was a little odd.
If you are going to spend this much spend the extra coin and get a SSD. 256-512GB. Absolutely a must have with this type of system. I have a Samsung 830 which is limited by my SATA2 interface. Completely saturates it.
Keep the HD for bulk storage, but put the OS and important programs on the SSD.
I noticed the ram I chose says something about z77 will it still be useable with x79?
 
Originally Posted By: TDOHGL01
Originally Posted By: Danno
+1 on the SSD - ay least 256mb. Look for Samsung 840 Pro, Mushkin or Crucial M4 or anything Intel. I suggest staying with 2 sticks of 8mb ram. What monitor(s) are you using?
I will be using a 1080p Full HD TV 22inch as my main monitor. But when my family is gone somewhere I will be using my big screen 52 inch 1080p HDTV.
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For only a single 1080p monitor, you don't need that graphics card. Look at this instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150609

It's what I have an it easily handles anything I throw at it at max settings without a problem. Easily oc'ed to exceed 7870/6990 performance without effort.
 
Originally Posted By: TDOHGL01
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
X79 is a Quad channel board, so make that four sticks of Ram.
Why the Surveillance HD? Its probably fine, but I thought it was a little odd.
If you are going to spend this much spend the extra coin and get a SSD. 256-512GB. Absolutely a must have with this type of system. I have a Samsung 830 which is limited by my SATA2 interface. Completely saturates it.
Keep the HD for bulk storage, but put the OS and important programs on the SSD.
I noticed the ram I chose says something about z77 will it still be useable with x79?

Yes, it is just dual channel instead of quad.
 
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Originally Posted By: TDOHGL01
Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
X79 is a Quad channel board, so make that four sticks of Ram.
Why the Surveillance HD? Its probably fine, but I thought it was a little odd.
If you are going to spend this much spend the extra coin and get a SSD. 256-512GB. Absolutely a must have with this type of system. I have a Samsung 830 which is limited by my SATA2 interface. Completely saturates it.
Keep the HD for bulk storage, but put the OS and important programs on the SSD.
I noticed the ram I chose says something about z77 will it still be useable with x79?

Yes, it is just dual channel instead of quad.
do I still have to have 4 sticks of ram or can I have just 2?
 
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