Well technology has moved on and so has prices it would seem but I'm putting together a spec for a new rig, any thoughts and advice welcome.
MotherBoard Gigabyte Z68X-UD7
Wanted a board with 2 x PCIex x 16 slots and the P67 and as up to date as possible.
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz
Some will say go for the i5 but I already have one of these left over from a customers order recently
CPU Fan Corsair H60 Water Cooling Unit
Do want to overclock a little bit so these seem reasonable and more compact than a massive air cooler.
RAM 2 x 8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgeback #997000 (2x4GB)
Based on the reviews here, seems the memory of choice
VGA Card 2 x Point of View 3GB GeForce GTX 590 Charged
Really want some monster power for surround gaming
HDD #1 OCZ Vertex 3 240GB
Toss up between this and the Corsair GT, but OCZ have a far better community and support seems top notch
Case Corsair Graphite 600T - White
Personal choice, seems a stunning bit of kit
PSU OCZ ZX Series 1250W
Again a toss up between this and corsair AX1200, both Gold level and so on, the few extra watts may come in handy with those 590's
BLU-RAY Plextor PX-LB950SA
Decent blu-ray drive
DVD-RW Plextor PX-L890SA
One of the best drives for CD ripping, want to rip my CD collection to MP3
I've already got a trio of Dell U2311H's that were recently on special offer, storage is not an issue as all data is on a network nas drive hence the need for only one drive.
Thanks in advance
MotherBoard Gigabyte Z68X-UD7
Wanted a board with 2 x PCIex x 16 slots and the P67 and as up to date as possible.
CPU Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz
Some will say go for the i5 but I already have one of these left over from a customers order recently
CPU Fan Corsair H60 Water Cooling Unit
Do want to overclock a little bit so these seem reasonable and more compact than a massive air cooler.
RAM 2 x 8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgeback #997000 (2x4GB)
Based on the reviews here, seems the memory of choice
VGA Card 2 x Point of View 3GB GeForce GTX 590 Charged
Really want some monster power for surround gaming
HDD #1 OCZ Vertex 3 240GB
Toss up between this and the Corsair GT, but OCZ have a far better community and support seems top notch
Case Corsair Graphite 600T - White
Personal choice, seems a stunning bit of kit

PSU OCZ ZX Series 1250W
Again a toss up between this and corsair AX1200, both Gold level and so on, the few extra watts may come in handy with those 590's
BLU-RAY Plextor PX-LB950SA
Decent blu-ray drive
DVD-RW Plextor PX-L890SA
One of the best drives for CD ripping, want to rip my CD collection to MP3
I've already got a trio of Dell U2311H's that were recently on special offer, storage is not an issue as all data is on a network nas drive hence the need for only one drive.
Thanks in advance