Thanks for looking,
I am going to build a new rig this spring. I was wanting some input from everyone on what they think would be the best combo. What CPU with GPU, what motherboard. Any other factors into making a beast of a work horse. I must tell you my budget is about $2000. I know thats not much but what do you think I can do with that. OH, I have monitor and keyboard, so that 2k is all for the tower. Cant wait to hear some of your great ideas.

Supernumerary

From the techie sites, it would be worthwhile to wait for Intel Ivy Bridge.

. . . as far as GPU, Nvidia Kepler GPU's [GTX 600's]

. . . as far as drives, go SSD for your OS and get a conventional HDD [1Tb+] for your games and music.

. . . RAM is cheap right now, more is better. . . go 16Gig or more.

. . . as far as optical, go BlueRay

Run Linux64 until Windows 8 comes out [hopefully in the summer].

My $.02

What advantage does the Ivy bridge offer? I also heard that SSD werent reliable, something about read/write issues...

Ivy Bridge is the next Intel generation after Sandy Bridge. . . why invest in dated technology?

SSD's are getting better and cheaper by the day. . . 64Megs should do you for OS's quite well.

. . . and your computer will boot up like lightning.


Note: The several hot links in my posts.

I've put together this list for my next new build based on what is currently available @ Amazon.

I just built a 2600K machine a few weeks ago, so this one may change before I actually get it underway.

Hey Sid, I agree if a person is in no hurry Ivy Bridge and Windows 8 are a great way to go!

CPU	Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 LGA 2011 Processor	                               $664.61

MOBO	Asus P9X79 LGA 2011 X79 Motherboard	                               $279.99	

GPU	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 GB GDDR5 GV-N560OC-1GI                      $253.98	

SSD	OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 SATA III 6.0 Gb-s VTX3-25SAT3-120G                    $185.23	

PSU	Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 – Fully Modular                    $187.43	

OS	Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack 	$99.99	

RAM	Corsair Vengeance 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 1600 MHz CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9	$89.99	

Cooler	Noctua HN-D14 SE2011 Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel LGA 2011 Socket 	$89.29	

Case	Cooler Master Haf ATX Mid Tower Case RC-922M-KKN1-GP	                     $89.00	

DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive – OEM DRW-24B1ST (Black)            $9.99	

Wireless	ASUS Wireless-n USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 up to 300 Mbps        $19.99	

Total Build		                                                   $1,979.49