New Rig for Quad Boxing - Advice?

[Akoko]

Okay, with you guys' advice I think I have narrowed down the choices a bit.

Monitor:

$184.99 LG W2343T-PF 23IN 1920X1080 1080P Black LCD 5ms 30000:1 DVI VGA Monitor
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...%20Electronics


Keyboard:

$85.44 Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Black Silver Programmable Backlit Keys USB
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...cture=Logitech


Power Supply:

$79.99 + 15 OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan 80PLUS Power Supply
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1016


Graphics Card:

$439.99 XFX Radeon HD 5870 HD587XZNFV 1GB GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI DP DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...anufacture=XFX


CPU:

$309.99 Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.8GHZ 8MB L3 Cache 130W 45NM Retail Box
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=50...l&promoid=1016


Memory:

$229.99 Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 8-8-8-24 Core i7 Memory Kit
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...r&promoid=1016


Motherboard:

$224.99 + 30 EVGA X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 3PCIE-16 PCI-E1 2PCI SLI SATA2 eSATA Dual GBLAN Motherboard
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...A&promoid=1031


DVD Drive:

$29.99 LG GH22NS50 Black 22X SATA DVD Writer OEM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...%20Electronics


Case:

$109.99 Fractal Design Define R2 Black ATX Mid Tower Silent Computer Case 2X5.25 8X3.5INT No PS Front USB
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...actal%20Design


Hard Drive:

$74.99 + 20 Corsair Storage Solutions Nova Series 32GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD W/ Bracket
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...r&promoid=1016
and
$59.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive OEM *3YR MFR Warranty*
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...e&promoid=1016


OS: $0 Windows 7 from MSDNAA (student distribution)


Please let me know if I am making any life-destroying horrific computer decisions before I send in the order! It's also slightly over budget but I'm not sure which component I should trim down on.

[MiRai]

Okay, with you guys' advice I think I have narrowed down the choices a bit.

[Computer Shopping List]

Please let me know if I am making any life-destroying horrific computer decisions before I send in the order! It's also slightly over budget but I'm not sure which component I should trim down on.

Looks good to me. Always be prepared that there may be a possibility of something being shipping to your location dead on arrival [DOA]. I've never had it happen to me [knocks on wood] but it can happen to anyone, it just doesn't happen very frequently. Also keep your main system pieced together and online so you can be ready for the other possibility you may need to hit some tech forums to seek advice on troubleshooting something that isn't working as expected.

Also when piecing this beast together, try not to scuff your feet across the carpet to build up static and then go play with all of your computer components. You can zap your own hardware and kill it on the spot or lower it's life expectancy. Not trying to make you nervous [because it doesn't seem to be a big deal these days], but you can help avoid this up by installing your power supply, plugging it in, and then touching the PSU chassis every so often to help discharge any static build up.

You should also kind of know about spreading thermal paste. I say 'kind of' because you don't really have to. Your processor will already come with thermal paste on it ready for you to install it [at least that's how Intel did it with their last generation CPUs]. In the event of an emergency [or an upgraded CPU cooler], you can just do a search on Google or YouTube for applying thermal paste, there are tons of results. In fact, your good buddy Linus from NCIX is willing to show all of us in this video from their site [even though it's from 2008].