Got one!

Pulled the trigger today. Comments welcome.

Usage: System programming C++/C#/Scala, Scientific computing (Matlab, R), run multiple VM clients

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair 650D
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b>
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
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(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
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 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Sub-Total: $2,003.00

Opted out a second HD and 32GB RAM because DS is charging quite a bit higher than newegg for these:

$140 Seagate Barracuda 7200 3 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB
$90 Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)
Note: 240GB Neutron GTX seems like a reasonably good deal with DS

Total:
$2,233.00 + Taxes + S&H




Edited by nus - 21 Jan 2013 at 8:32pm

Originally posted by bprat22 Hi nus.... Welcome to the forums.. That is a real nice build and congrats. Nothing like owning a DS rig. If you had asked first I probably would've suggested the next level up to the X79 Sabertooth mobo with the 3820 cpu.   For about the same price the X79 is a quad channel memory board with much wider bandwidth.   Gives about 10-20% faster computing with ram intense apps.   Not sure how ram intense your apps are but just another option. Either way, you are definitely good to go and Good Luck.

I initially didn't see those in the config. But then later saw that they only appear under "level 3". I'll call in to change the config. Thanks for that!