Final Check on my system. How's it look?

corbet31

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Hey guys I've posted several things I needed to know for this build that I just couldn't find and your guys were a big help! I think I've got the finals down but wanted to give you all one last look for you to offer any suggestions that could save me money while keeping the same performance or that i could replace for the same amount and better performance let me know. This is my current setup I'm planning so if you have any input please comment!

Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Extreme- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131858R

CPU: Intel i5 3570K- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Graphics Card: Msi GTX680 Lightning- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127693

Case: NZXT Switch 810- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146088

Power Supply: Corsair AX860i- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139041

Ram: 16GB 2400 Corsair Dominator (I know it may not be the best for the price but I really like the looks...)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233392

Boot Drive: 128GB Samsung 840 Pro- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

Storage: (2) Western Digital 1TB Black (In raid 0)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032

Blu Ray Drive: Asus Blu Ray Burner- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Controller- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007



Fans:
-The four stock 140mm (1 in bottom, 1 as rear exhaust, 1 as the "GPU" fan, and 1 in the bottom front. My reason for these are they match the case and these are the most visible fans)

-Four 120mm Silverstone AP (to set up a push/pull on the H100i which will be in the top of the case and replace the stock cooler fans)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220038

-Two 140mm Noctua (1 in the last spot at the top next to H100i and 1 as the top front fan)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608017



Other Stuff:
-Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

-Toolkit: (I really don't have many tools... Does this have everything I'll need?) Rosewill 45 pc kit- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261003




I know I said some unnecessary things like the toolkit and thermal paste but I wanted to make sure that absolutely everything looks good! I've spent awhile picking out all of this and scrapped many ideas! If you have anything to say or need any more info let me know! And thanks so much for all your help!!
 
the extreme is pretty great board, but unless you are torturing three or four GPU
cards its more cost than needed. the formula is SLI compatible and $100 less.

how many monitors and what res? how many GPU? the 760i is plenty of PSU for
SLI 680 and rack of HDD

im not sure, but you might not have enough internal USB ports. one for the case,
one for the H100i, one for the 760i/860i (unless you can slave the PSU and H100i together)
my cables are out for the 860i so i havent had a chance to tie them together. both
the extreme and formula have 4x USB internal (2x headers).

yeah, 16GB is extreme for gaming stepping to the 2133 cas9 might help on renders
than the 2400 cas10 and $20 less.
 
replace 3570k with 3770k, and replace 680 lightning with 7970, 7950, or xfired 7870's/50's -

personally, with that mobo, i'd be xfiring 7870's on a 3770k
 
build looks good mate.
810.... sweet.. good work. The colours of the components will clash a little though.
Those lightning cards are usually good overclockers as well.
I would personally ditch the fan controller. Just find what works best for noise vs temps with voltage reducers. 5v, 7v, 12v.
 
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