Bang for the Buck help

Looking for the best bang for the buck.  I am replacing 5 yr old velomicro amd 4000 with 2 ea 7800 gtx in sli.  Want a good computer that is upgradeable to new direct x 11 stat when those cards become plentiful (hello invidia....we're waiting...).  My budget is, as usual, cheap as possible but I can spend around $2000; give or take a hundred if it makes sense.  Need to buy soon (like today), I am using my wife's computer now; and it is SSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWW.

I will be getting a new monitor as well, so i would like to use 1920x1080.....but what would be the difference of say between 1920x1080 vs 1680x1050 vs 1360x768 as far as the price of the computer?  Thanks for the help...

Price: $2073
Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 932
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Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Card Reader: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
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 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
Liquid Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
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Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
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Tweak Windows: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: - Not Available
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

no some time within Q1 of 2010. hopping for beginning of it but looks like it might be towards the end of it.

the answer to that depends on each person alone, for me and my use yes its worth it, yes they will be more powerful then the ati cards.

if you can wait I would wait, if nothing else at all just to see how they do and the prices, plus when they come out the prices of ati cards should go lower.

I don't recall to be honest with you.

for 1900 x 1200 a good 24" should be good, the Dell UltraSharp U2410 seems to be a good one, look for a monitor that has the same Viewing Angle, both vertical and horizontal, and is at or above 170°, this is a sign of a quality panel on a monitor, assuring great picture quality.

Edited by DST4ME - 18 Dec 2009 at 7:37pm