i know those i7 cpu's are supposed to be super awesome but im just a amd fanboy. which is kinda weird since i prefer nvidia cards lol. had a bad experience with a ati card back in the day, left a bad taste in my mouth forever. and yea i have looked at all those different pc configurator sites and pre built systems and i know i will get the best deal if i just do it myself, i just am so tired of computers because my friends and family constantly have me fixing them. ill just pm george and see what he can do.
Ask SG to build a setup similar to mine

I didnt use and i7 but an AMD 6 core with Nvidia GTX 570. But you can just replace the AMD for an i7. Btw are you going for i7 2600k? or the i7 970?
Edited: Lol scratch the AMD 6 core XD Had to quote an i7 950 bloomfield
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