I ended up getting this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116501
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131821
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127675

As the main components, can't wait to get them all here and start assembly.

I just got a basic hard disk, I have a spare SD drive laying around and I will be adding hard disks regularly.

You busted your mobo cpu and ram budget didn't you? :)

I ended up ordering over 1500 in parts so, yes, basically. I figure I spend a good 3rd of my life in front of the PC so it might as well be a good one.

my newest PC is i7 and it's amazing - I think I will buy two more before the end of the year

Yeah I totally agree. I need at least one new machine super badly so I was checking out your parts in detail. I've been limping along here on 12 year old equipment for too long.

:thumbsup nice choices, you'll enjoy it!

3770k,asus sabertooth z77, 16gb ram, evga gtx 570, intel 520 ssd 120gb and dell 30" screen :>

CCBILL Is good

i7 is great

That looks like a really good setup but could have saved $100+ just by going to microcenter to order with no rebates required. I used to always shop at compusa/newegg until they shut down the local stores and we started going to MicroCenter since they have the lowest prices and don't have to mail in rebates like at fry's or compusa. Have fun with it, it's gonna fly.

You might be confused, TigerDirect is Compusa, Newegg is seperate. (as far as I know)

I paid only 9.99 for shipping, saved 104 in local sales tax, got a 30 dollar gift card included for free and no mail-in rebates.

Ok I had the 2 confused but almost identical pricing/shipping. The i7-3770K is $289 and the Asus z77 sabretooth for $194 when purchased with i5/i7 chip. You still got a good deal compared to a bunch of sites.

um actually that sounds really good, where did you see that?

here is mine

only thing i cheaped out on was the video card, which i will eventually replace.

:thumbsup

This is what I have.
Works just fine and it was cheap :)

I upgraded a couple of months back. Have bought last few machines from here, been very satisfied.

Intel X79 Core i7 Configurator
1 x Case CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Gaming Case - Black
1 x Case Lighting Cold Cathode Neon Light - Blue
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction Basic - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System - Reduce System Noise
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System
1 x Processor Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820
0 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive None
1 x Processor Cooling Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-2011] - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
1 x Memory 16 GB [2 GB X8] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand
1 x Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 - 1GB - FREE Upgrade to GTX 560 2GB - SLI Mode (Dual Cards)
1 x Video Card Brand Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA
1 x Motherboard ASUS P9X79 -- 4x USB 3.0
1 x Power Supply 1000 Watt - Standard
1 x Primary Hard Drive 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
1 x Data Hard Drive 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
1 x Optical Drive [12X Blu-Ray] Pioneer BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
0 x 2nd Optical Drive None
0 x Flash Media Reader / Writer None
1 x Meter Display NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller & Temperature Display
0 x USB Expansion None
1 x Sound Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
1 x Network Card Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card
1 x Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-bit
1 x Keyboard Microsoft Internet Keyboard
1 x Mouse iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse
0 x Monitor None
0 x 2nd Monitor None
1 x Monitor Cable 15 ft. DVI to DVI Cable (DVI-D Dual Link, resolution up to 2048x1536 )
0 x Speaker System None
0 x Video Camera None
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring
1 x Advanced Build Options iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation!
1 x Advanced Build Options Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Power Package (Individually Sleeved 24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU, and SATA Drive Power Cabling)
0 x Case Engraving Service None
1 x Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty Service

Any ideas on a good processor fan add-on? Super cooling with very low noise and low energy consumption?

I like coolermaster there are some nice water cooled systems. I'm OCed a lot and use a coolermaster hyper 612 and it keeps my CPU at 29? idle and under full load it hit 51?. I don't hear my CPU fan because I have 7 120mms humming away.

Parts are in! Getting ready to assemble now!

http://i.imgur.com/N2cdZ.jpg

This and overclock it to 4.2, that's what I'm using.