Well I have finally saved up enough dosh for a new Box:

Ordered from http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/


Case: The Coolermaster 690 II Case

Processor: Intel Core i7 Quad core i7-3820(3.6ghz) 10mb Cache

Mainboard: ASUS P9X79 Intel Socket LG2011

RAM: 16GB Kingston hyperx genesis quad ddr3 2133mhz (4 x 4gb)

Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX670 2GB 2DVI, HDMI

Hard drive 1: 1TB SATA-III 6GB/S HDD 7200RPM 65MB Cache

Hard drive 2: 2tb SATA-III 6GB/S HDD 7200RPM 65MB Cache

Optical drive: 24x Dual layer DVD Writer +-R/=-RW/RAM

PSU: Corsair 750w tx750 v2-80 plus

Cooling: Intel Cert Liquid CPU cooler Soc LG2011

OS: WIN7 Home Premium 64

I could have used a SSD drive for HD1 but still not sure how good/reliable/long lasting they are.

Also decided to stay with WIN7. WIN8 is still too new and I follow the old adage that its not worth playing with until at least SP1 has been released.

Any thoughts ??

I want one....

Mark

Stay with Win7 for all means. SSD hard disks can be considered safe today - we do so in a large corporate environment. Breaking hardware can still happen in any component - ask Ray - and therefore check out Acronis, and additional external hard disk storage (preferably a NAS) and then you are in a very comfortable and safe situation.

Cheers guys

Mark:
Save your pennies and you too can have one. I save £2 coins in an outer tin from a bottle of Glenmorangie (sadly now long since consumed). Took just over 2 years to collect over £1200.

Martin:
Yes I was unsure either way so decided to stay with what I.m comfortable with. I may upgrade in the future once I have saved up some more. I already keep a backup of all my computers on my NAS box so hopefully I'm protected from those HD failures that inevitably occur. FS gets backed up at least every 2 months and other stuff when I can be bothered or before I make any major changes to either Hardware or Software.

petebramley wrote:....
Glenmorangie
...

Mmmmmmmhhhhhh

One of my few vices

Am currently sampling a nice 18yr Talisker

New box arrived Tuesday and have been installing stuff frantically ever since. finally got FS9 up and running for a quick test run. First thoughts "WOW" This things fast