Thanks again for all the helpful comments & suggestions I've had from forum members - they've been really helpful and I'd recommend others to use this resource. I know to some it may look like I've ignored some advice but I've had a bit of information overload over the last few weeks but finally come to the spec below after changing tact somewhat on my initial requirements, I couldn't resist a little bit of power and speed, they do say power corrupts! Anyway I think I'll be really happy with my chosen spec, still plenty of room for upgrades, and can't wait for it to arrive. Cheers, I.
Case COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready Memory
120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£170)
COOLIT ECO C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£99) ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE, NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
Price: £1,670.00 including VAT and delivery.
Case COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready Memory
120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£170)
COOLIT ECO C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£99) ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE, NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
Price: £1,670.00 including VAT and delivery.