Computer construction final details help needed

[AlexFirestorm]

Okay for the most part I got all the parts I want in the system decided its just the finer details as in what type of case I should look for and then getting it set up for heat sink and such.

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard    $158.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131517

XFX PVT70FUNF7 Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card with 450MHz Core and 1250MHz Memory x2 938.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150100

ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) FM EPS12V 660W Power Supply  $235.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817103438

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX $201.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103533

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model VS2GBKIT400C3 $158.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145579

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641A 500GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive $345.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148097

SONY Beige IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615 $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827101132

LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner With LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Model SHM-165H6S $52.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106019

Microsoft Windows XP Professional X64 Edition 1 package - OEM   $142.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102034


Which all together takes me to a total of 2253.91 with out a case. And I just cant figure out which one would be best for me to go with. I looking at one or 2 cases but they are fairly pricey.

The cases that so far are
Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5000SNA Black/ Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case   $369.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133164

Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case with liquid cooling system   $429.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133171

Now for the most part these would work but I almost like to get one thats not as costly but still would be good for heat management. Might go with the 369.00 case sence some people say that I shouldnt bother with the water cooling but for the most part I am still open. I would like to have a case that is fairly sturdy but also at least has a nice look to it.

[ch0wdah]

That's an expensive power supply.

[Hawkes]

Personally, not a fan of Enermax PSU's.  I love PC Power & Cooling though.  Their Turbo line rocks.

You're spending quite a bit of money on this machine... why are you ruining it with Corsair Value RAM?  GO with the higher end Corsair Memory or Kingston HyperX.

I don't think I will ever get into liquid cooled PC's.  Something about the liquid being in my PC just doesn't flush for me.  If something goes wrong on a liquid cooled machine I built, I'm hosed on everything that gets wet.  If I buy a liquid cooled machine (i.e. Alienware or Voodoo), the mfr gets hosed.

[AlexFirestorm]

Reason I am going with that ram selection is the fact that is the only corsair brand ram that works with the mother board. and the only Kingston ram that works is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141308


Now for power supplys the only choices I really got are that are SLI compatable and work with the mother board.


PC Power & Cooling TURBO-COOL 850 SSI T85SSI SLI, EPS12V, SSI 850W Power Supply $448.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703002

ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) FM EPS12V 660W Power Supply  $235.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103438

And I have desided against going water cooling for now its just a to unknown area for me so I just need to figure out a good computer case for me to go with.

[AlexFirestorm]

What you think If i was to scrap that 500gig drive and use these in a raid set up? I dont know if this drive would be compatable though.

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $98.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144417

[Ott]

I have the asus a8n-sli premium mobo with higher end corsair xms ram and it works fine. pretty sure it should work in the deluxe. i would get the premium anyway, less buggy from what i've read. the antec truepower2 550w psu is great and only 95 bucks. 550 is plenty of power even with two 7800 gtx's.

[Hawkes]

I have the asus a8n-sli premium mobo with higher end corsair xms ram and it works fine. pretty sure it should work in the deluxe. i would get the premium anyway, less buggy from what i've read. the antec truepower2 550w psu is great and only 95 bucks. 550 is plenty of power even with two 7800 gtx's.

Yeah... what he said.  I have the Antec PSU right below that model in my system.  If I wasn't going PC Power & Cooling, I would probably go Antec TruePower.