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For $800 , you can get a much better sandy bridge machine

Wow LOL!!

The best choice by far would be the Denon AH-D1100

well it depends on what he wants, He can go with an eyefinity set up and get 3 of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059&Tpk=asus%20vh236h OR He can get just on really high end monitor and go with an IPS Display and get http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=224-8284 Or Finally get a 3D Setup with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236092

Yea Acer and Samsung make chromebooks

Im actually quite scared with 650w, i think 750 should be good for crossfire

Why do you love the EVGA mobo??

Case Haf 932 : $150 PSU : Corsair TX850 CPU: I5 2500k Cooler : Corsair A70 MoBo: MSI GD65 P67 Memory : 8GB G Skill SSD: 120 GB corsair Force HDD: Seagate 1TB DVD Burner : Lite On DVD Burner GPU: 2x GTX 570 SLI Sound : Creative Labs Titanium X-FI HD Best Gaming Rig i can make with that amount of money, Its a MONSTER

For an IPS monitor definatly the HP as it has a higher resolution and IPS monitors have no issue with lag, WHATS SO EVER!!! Also, Your not building a Ridiculous system so 850w should be enough for tow GTX 580, Maybe 1000w for some breathing room.

For the Monitor can i recommend the Asus VH236H as its one of the BEST monitors out there for gaming an the new MLG standard. I also agree that the Noctua D14 is overkill but instead go with Corsair A70. Its $5 more than coolermaster and a little bit better. /for a soundcard i say go with Creative Labs Titanium. Also go with the cheaper GX 580 or pay $100 more over the EVGA and get the GTX 590.

Definately as it can help with your video editing.

One day things may get better

Any snady Bridge will beat AMD MOST of the time when gaming because of the 32mm technology intergrated with every processor

If you have windows installed and dont mind the boot up time of your pc than your HDD can wait for upgrade. Your GPU NEEDS An Upgrade. i would say a 6850 or 6870 would be good as it can run any game at good settings at 1080p.