Soldato
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Good mouse, but it depends what you like. Logitech MX518 also good. If you like the Intellimouse Explorer 1.1 (small and light), the Steelseries Kinzu (only three buttons).
Critique my Sandybridge spec please
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Thanks, I'll take a look at those.
Update
Motherboard
I've done some further reading/research into the motherboards and if I decide not to take a chance with the Asus, the reviews for the P8P67 Pro are very good, then I will opt for the Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3. This has good reviews as well. The MSI P67A-GD65 appears to have its own issues, so I have ruled that out, I know people on these forums like it.
SSD
I am now looking at getting the 'OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB'. This will be big enough for my needs. The new Intel 320 series look disappointing when looking at performance and price. If I can afford it I might go for the Intel 510 120GB (for reliability) or a OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (for performamce), depends on pricing.
GPU
I might change the graphics card. The current range of cards and offers make it difficult to choose. Will take a look at the Nvidia cards mentioned.
Spec
Dell Ultrasharp U2311H 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Retail
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard B3 Rev
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case
Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
MS Sidewinder X4
Razer DeathAdder Respawn or Logitech MX518
I've also seen some good deals elsewhere, sorry OcUK, which will save some money.
Motherboard
I've done some further reading/research into the motherboards and if I decide not to take a chance with the Asus, the reviews for the P8P67 Pro are very good, then I will opt for the Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3. This has good reviews as well. The MSI P67A-GD65 appears to have its own issues, so I have ruled that out, I know people on these forums like it.
SSD
I am now looking at getting the 'OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB'. This will be big enough for my needs. The new Intel 320 series look disappointing when looking at performance and price. If I can afford it I might go for the Intel 510 120GB (for reliability) or a OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (for performamce), depends on pricing.
GPU
I might change the graphics card. The current range of cards and offers make it difficult to choose. Will take a look at the Nvidia cards mentioned.
Spec
Dell Ultrasharp U2311H 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Retail
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard B3 Rev
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case
Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
MS Sidewinder X4
Razer DeathAdder Respawn or Logitech MX518
I've also seen some good deals elsewhere, sorry OcUK, which will save some money.