i am building a pc here are the specs, i wanna know what you think.

Motherboard specs:

ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Brand ASUS
Model Rampage II Extreme
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 1366
CPU Type Core i7
FSB QPI 6.4GT/S
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel X58
South Bridge Intel ICH10R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 6×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1800(O.C)/1600(O.C)/1333
Channel Supported Triple Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 3
Storage Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset ADI AD2000B
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Features
Features Extreme Engine with ML Cap
Next-gen. dynamic multi-phase power management

Stylish Thermal Design
Ready for 3rd Party Fusion Block!

TweakIt
Hardcore OV with finger tweaking fun!

ProbeIt
Get all hands-on with hardware-based overclocking

SupremeFX X-Fi
Listen with absolute HD; play in extreme fidelity!

Ram specs:

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Brand CORSAIR
Series DOMINATOR
Model TR3X6G1600C8D
Type 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Tech Spec
Capacity 6GB (3 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Cas Latency 8
Timing 8-8-8-24
Voltage 1.65V
Multi-channel Kit Triple Channel Kit
Heat Spreader Yes
Features Compatible with Intel Core i7 series CPU for Intel X58 Motherboard
Recommend Use High Performance or Gaming Memory
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts Lifetime limited
Labor Lifetime limited

dvd-rom drive specs:

Lite-On DH-4B1S Serial ATA Interface Blu-ray Disc Writer (OEM) – 4x BD-R SL, 2x BD-RE SL, 2x BD-ROM, 12x DVD±R, 4x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW

Hard Drive specs:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) – OEM

Processor specs:

Intel Core i7 940 Nehalem 2.93GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

Brand Intel
Series Core i7
Model BX80601940
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type LGA 1366
Tech Spec
Core Nehalem
Multi-Core Quad-Core
Name Core i7 940
Operating Frequency 2.93GHz
QPI 4.8GT/s
L2 Cache 4 x 256KB
L3 Cache 8MB
Manufacturing Tech 45 nm
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Threading Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support Yes
Voltage 0.80V-1.375V
Thermal Power 130W
((Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan included)) <<not gona use it.

Heatsink and fan specs:

ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Brand ZALMAN
Model CNPS9900LED
Spec
Type Fan&Heatsinks
Fan Size 120mm
Compatibility All Intel Socket 1366/775 CPUs
Core i7, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Dual Core Pentium, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron D
All AMD Socket AM2+/AM2/754/939/940 CPUs
Phenom, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, Athlon 64, Opteron, Opteron Dual Core, Sempron
Bearing Type 2 Ball
RPM 1000 – 2000RPM ± 10%
Noise Level 19.5dBA – 38.0dBA ± 10%
Heatsink Material Pure Copper
Physical Spec
Weight 730g
Features
Features The Ultimate cooling performance comes from the most silent cooler.

100% Pure copper heatsink with aerodynamically optimized “tunnel” design for maximum cooling efficiency.

Patented heatpipe design for cooling performance of up to 6 heatpipes with the use of just 3.

Ultra-thin 0.2mm fins for minimized weight and significantly reduced airflow resistance.

Compatible with all Intel Socket 1366/775 and AMD Socket AM2+/AM2/754/939/940 based Single, Dual and Quad Core CPUs.

Ultra quiet PWM fan for automatic fan speed control according to the CPU’s temperature.

Power supply Specs:

Ultra X3 ULT40311 1000-Watt Power Supply – ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular

Wattage: 1000-Watt
Special Features: Modular
+3.3V: 24 A
+5V: 28 A
-12V: 0.8 A
+5VSB: 3 A
20+4-Pin Connector: 1
4-Pin P4: 1
4-Pin/8-Pin EPS Connector: 1
6-Pin PCI-Express Connector: 2
6-Pin/8-Pin PCI-Express Connector: 2
4-Pin Peripheral Connector: 6
SATA Power Connector: 2

Grapichs specs:

EVGA 017-P3-1293-AR GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card w/ Pre-installed ECGA Backplate <<i am gona put 3 of them in.

Brand EVGA
Model 017-P3-1293-AR
Interface
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce GTX 295
Core clock 576MHz
Stream Processors 480 (240 x 2) processing cores
Memory
Memory Clock 1998MHz
Memory Size 1792MB
Memory Interface 896 (448 x 2)-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.0
Ports
HDMI 1
DVI 2
General
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Supported Yes
Cooler With Fan
Power Connector 6 pin / 8 pin
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
HDCP Ready Yes

PC case specs:

Thermaltake VH6000BWS Full Tower Windowed ATX Case with

Can’t run 3 GTX 295s in Tri-SLI. SLI will run 4 GPUs max even in Tri-SLI and the GTX295 has 2 gpus–can only run 2 GTX295s. Also your PSU is too wimpy even for only 2 GTX295s. Suggest you take the money you save on the video card and get the 965 Extreme i7 and a PC Power and Cooling 1200watt PSU. Ultras are junk. May want to look here if you’re going to design an SLI rig. If you go to the certified PSUs for SLI you will see there are no certified PSUs for 3 GTX295s because you can’t run 3 of them:

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

OK… someone please help be put things into perspective so I can commit one way or another. I am a father of three, mobile as far as where I move. BS in Social Sciences, MA in International Relations. Elementary Turkish ability, but not good enough for business purposes yet.

I’ve been doing desktop support for a pretty big government agency for 3 years, but I’m not really enjoying IT and never planned on being in it. I’ve been working towards a CCNA and a networking job in the meantime… until I find something else. I like contract management, purchasing, imports/exports, etc.

ANYWAYS, my current job is probably save for another 2 years before virtualization technology kills it. So… what direction should I go?

-Get an MBA
-Become conversational in Turkish and maybe another language
-Fully commit to networking… get CCNA, then CCNP and go for networks/security.
-Stay in IT and start a side business

While I don’t really enjoy IT, I’m getting better at it every day… but without an IT degree feel like I’m going to hit a wall if I don’t cert up. I’ve been flip-flopping for ages now, and not making any real headway in any direction.

Thoughts, comments, etc?

Thank You!

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