An ATX Full Tower will fit just about anything and then some.

A mid tower will also work.

SLi is NVIDIA. Crossfire is ATI. They are not interchangeable.

If you seriously consider running 3 cards I'd suggest getting a mobo with 3 x PCI_E 2.0 x 16.

You will note in your linked board the third slot is reduced to x 8. This would compromise a true 3 way SLi. The designers of that board might have had a PhysX card in mind for slot #3.

Ah well that mobo will be fine. So any ATX Full Tower will be okay?

Is there even mobos that have 3 PCI_E 2.0 X 16 Slots that do 3 way SLI?

700w PSU?

What would be the best ram to use?

If you can afford it this is a great PSU and will handle 3 PCI_E cards:

Newegg.com - ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV950EWT 950W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

The most important case feature is fans. I'd look for at least front and rear 120mm. Side is also a nice addition. Many full towers also have top fans.

How much RAM do you want? Are you using a 64 bit OS?

Atleast 6gb 64bit is great if it has the drivers for the mobo and GPU

The specs are DDR3 1600/1333.

Here is Newegg set to DDR3 3 x 2GB packages ( I did not choose the speed yet which again is either 1600 or 1333):

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Memory,Desktop Memory,240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM,6GB (3 x 2GB),


Drivers in general for Windows 7 64 bit should not be an issue.

Any ideas on what to change that is better for a bit more or same price?

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 01G-P3-1156-TR GeForce GTS 250 Superclocked Edition 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video ... - Retail
ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV950EWT 950W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active ... - Retail
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Retail
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Still lacking a hard drive and a gaming keyboard. I already have a mouse.

Also if I wanted to try Windows 7 RC where would I find the drivers? Wonder if all this hardware has 64bit drivers.

Wow! Pretty awesome.

64 bit drivers, especially for Windows 7, should not be an issue.

With RC1 the drivers for just about everything are offered in Windows Update.

NVIDIA offers Win 7 drivers both 32 & 64bit again via Windows Update.

You might find the final drivers will improve the whole system but there does not appear any present driver issue as there was with Vista in the beginning.

Rosewill RBR1000-M 1000W, ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V, SLI Ready, Active-PFC, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Modular Power Supply, UL,CUL,FCC,CB,TUV,ROHS - Retail. I don't know if this is any good but this is a $200 PSU minus a $50 combo discount with the case that you chose.

Interesting comment in a review on that processor that I thought that I would share. One thing to note though is that this review was last year so the price might have been substantially higher then.

Good CPU, bad pricing.....

white Reviewed By: ioniancat21 on 12/26/2008
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: increased performance over older Quad Core CPU's
Cons: Price Vs. Performance
Other Thoughts: Basically, if you already own a Quad Core Q6600 or a higher end Dual Core CPU, upgrading to this won't improve your performance by a great degree. Also factoring in $200+ for a motherboard and 3 sticks of DDR3 memory, this setup could cost more than it's worth. If your an advanced user who runs software that utilizes the multiple cores of your CPU, such as VMware or other, you will notice the performance enhancements to a greater degree. In my opinion, most regular users and gamers would be better served buying a Q6600 and a bargain motherboard which will produce similar results at half the cost. Wait until next year when prices come down substantially.

No comparison between that Rosewill PSU and the Enermax.

The Enermax is far superior and Rosewill in general makes sub standard PSU's.

Also most hardware prices will fall in half over the course of a year.

That is the price one pays if they want todays latest.

I'll agree with jephree that, by and large, 64bit drivers aren't that hard to find anymore. Windows 7 RC is free right now and works through March 1 of next year before it starts rebooting every 2 hours to get you to go to the final edition. The final edition fo Windows 7 will be out on October 22nd. Give the RC a try. Download it, burn it to a DVD-R, write down the license code. It is free except your time and bandwidth. I am running it on a box at home and it is working rather well. Most devices, if you can't find a Windows 7 specific driver, you can use Windows Vista drivers in the meantime. I had to do this with my wireless adapter. You can get a license and the download over here: Windows 7 RC | Support, Deployment, Resources
Also, you may want to be careful if you are thinking of doing 3-way SLI. There is the deal pointed out where the middle PCIe x16 slot will really run in x8 mode in such a case, but also be wary on the power usage and how it will sneak up on you. Modern cards are beasts in power consumption. I think Tom's Hardware or HardOCP had an article not too long ago on the subject. Over on the HardOCP forums I found a link with some rough numbers of reported power usage on cards: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista