Computer Specs for Rendering??

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Hi guys,
I need help in picking out an ultimate computer to work on (especially for image & video rendering on 3Ds Max). & I personally don’t know what to choose. Since it’ll cost me an arm & a leg, I can’t make the decision by buying the wrong one. Please help. Which one should I buy? Or do you recommend something else?

Version (A):
CPU: Intel Core i7-970
Ram: Buy 2 of them to get 12 GB - 6GB x 2 Corsair Dominator 6 GB
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified3 Motherboard
GPU video card: Buy 3 of them for extreme video rendering performance EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked
Hard disk drive: OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2
External HDD: Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Black
Power supply minimum 1200 Watts

Version (B):
Chassis
ICON2 - Black Anodized
Chassis Logo Insert
White Light
Chassis Fan Kit
Performance Fan Pack
Power Supply
1200 Watt Modular
Motherboard
Rampage III Extreme
Processor
Core i7 Extreme 980X 3.33GHz
Processor Cooler
Mach V Liquid Cooling
Processor Overclock
No Processor Overclock
Memory
12GB (6x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3
Video Card
Quadro FX 4000 (2GB)
Video Card 2
Quadro FX 4000 (2GB)
Video Card 3
Quadro FX 4000 (2GB)
Sound Card
On-Board Audio
Networking
On-Board Ethernet
Hard Drive
500GB - 7200RPM - 3GB/s
64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional

Version (C):
http://www.pugetsystems.com/nav/gene.../customize.php
Motherboard: Intel s5520sc (Intel 5520 EATX)
CPU: 2 X Intel Xeon E5620 (2.4GHz) Quad Core 80W
RAM: Kingston 48GB DDR3-1333 REG ECC (6X8GB)
VIDEO CARD: PNY Quadro 4000 2GB
HARD DRIVE: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue (6GB/s)
CD/DVD: Asus 24x DVD-RW Lightscribe SATA

My max budget is somewhere around 5k.

*I'm looking for a really good computer, that can render without giving me a hard time.

Thanks