A few questions before I buy

Budget:
2-2.5K

Usage:
Gaming

Saved Ticket #: 519792

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 430
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (PhysX) (EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: FrostChill Cooling System: CPU Only
H20 Tube Color:Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system


I will be purchasing this bad boy at the end of next month and I have a few questions first to make sure I make the right choices.

1. Even though I have picked water cooling, should I upgrade the standard chassis fans as well? Is that even greatly important?

2. Should I choose the overclock for the OS/Processor/Video Cards? Is the cooling upgrade/ram good enough for that (It seems like it should be)?

3. Do I need stage 3 cooling or would stage 2 suffice?

4. Is there any recommendations to this build? Please Keep in mind I do not want to spend anymore than I have selected for it (2500) but obviously wouldn't mind spending less if I have perhaps selected something not entirely needed.

That's it for now, I cant wait to get this build on the way and get rid of my nvidia 9800 for good!

Best,
David

Edit: Optional Build minus the SLI: 520009

Edited by davidjs - 11 Apr 2011 at 11:09am

Well that is disappointing in two ways.

First is that I can choose those options and order the PC without it telling me that it wouldn't work.

Second is that I wanted sli 570.

Thank you for the reply but it just creates more questions.

So is the motherboard holding me back from running SLI all together or just the 570s... or the case?

Can I go down to 560s sli to drop the price a bit?

The build you linked me is a different PC case, so that means the case I picked wont work and I have to get the Dreadnought?


Edit: So after reading as much as I could on these forums I think I got a few questions answered and decided against SLI for now since I dont want to get up to 3K bucks just yet.

Is this build a better idea: 520009


Edited by davidjs - 11 Apr 2011 at 11:09am