New gaming rig. need some input please.

Budget: $1550
Expectations: World of warcraft at pretty high settings. / College homework.
Usage: daily use for high end wow graphics settings / computer science homework.
Game resolution: 1920x1200 usually.

This is a build I made a wish list for on newegg.com. I am looking for a PC that can play WOW at some decently high end graphics. I play counter-strike too. I will use this computer daily for school as well, but school homework is just programming, and typing in word.

What im looking for is some input on changes that could be made to this build that would suit me better, for around the same price range. I would love to have a Digital storm PC that can compare to this PC, is that available?
Thanks for taking time to help.

Also looking at the ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard instead, which only costs
189.99 Makeing the total cost go down to $1419. Cost is an important factor too. I do not do any over clocking either. Please help me out with which mobo i should get! =)

Total Cost:$1514

Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
$199.99
Motherboard:
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$284.99
Graphics Card:
1 ASUS ENGTX570/2DI/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card ASUS ENGTX570/2DI/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
$349.99
PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
$109.99
CPU:
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
Item #: N82E16819115211
$294.99
Ram:
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Model CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX6GX3M3A1600C9
$89.99
Hard Drive:
1 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$54.99
DVD Drive:
1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$19.99
OS:
1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
$99.99
Thermal Paste:
1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
$10
 






Edited by Nstack - 11 Dec 2010 at 12:40am

thermal paste but no cpu cooler? hafx is not a budget case

Originally posted by Smarmy If your interested in building your own, here is a link to a helpful website. I used to build my own but finally got tired of it. http://www.core-authority.com

The people on the website do recommend DS if you decide not to build your own.