ok, almost crunch time and i haven't been chasing this up anywhere near enough.
Decided to go with i7 920 as i'm happy to pay extra because my budget is now around $2000 - $2200
so if i go i7 920, i take that these are the only mobo's i can choose from?
G-B EX58-UD3R or EX58-UD5
ASUS P6T or P6T-Deluxe
If so, that kinda makes things easier as i don't have to think about a zillion options.
So going from msy prices it's..
i7 920 = $359
mobo = ~$350
If i get one of the above mobo's, does that mean i should really get DDR3 ram? Or i should just buy that anyway?
RAM = ~$180 for 6GB (DDR3 1600)
I like the idea of SSD's, should i get 1 or 2?
SSD = ~$150 for 64GB (msy says 2.5" internal notebook though)
HDD = ~ $140 for 1TB
So far we're at $1170, roughly. Still need..
-Graphics Card
-Case
-Power Supply
How much for a good graphics card if i'm not gaming?
Which cases should i look at to house all this? Don't want clear windows or any of that stuff.
Never know, might be able to fit a workstation card in there budget has grown since original post.
Or i could get this
http://www.boxxtech.com/products/cf_step2....tal=UpdateTotal