My old desktop blew up recently (PSU), and since it was a 5-year-old P4 (3GHz), I decided it was about time I upgraded.
This is what I'm thinking of:
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1x Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
1x Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00Ghz (Socket LGA1366)
1x OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK)
1x Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler
1x Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)
1x Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
2x OcUK GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
1x Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache
1x LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
I was trying to decide between an SSD and the VR but I'm going to go with the VR in the end since it has more space for the same price, and SSDs are still considered dodgy (note the VR is just for the OS and some data, for speed purposes; I have externals that hold my media and other data). The graphics cards are on the lower-end because I am getting two (3+ monitors) and I don't play games much anyway so I'm not in need for the ultimate graphics card.
I'm looking for people's thoughts as to whether it all seems to make sense/go together, and of any compatibility issues I might be unaware of. One thing I'm not sure about is if 650W will be enough, but I imagine it would be.
