£1K build - need help with spec

[MarkPW]

I'm looking to build a new workstation PC to replace my almost 4 year old rig, which was also my first build. Q6600 2.4Ghz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, GeForce 8800 GTX, Vista 64 bit.

The current system works ok but I tend to get carried away opening and working in many applications at once for programming, photo and video editing, albeit the biggest memory hog these days is Firefox. I don't do any gaming however.

Would anyone be kind enough to spec me a build?

I'm going for a Win 7 64 bit system (already purchased the OS) and looking to get some high end components so I can work away as I please.

I'm not looking to overclock it (not familiar enough), although I wondered if it's worth going for one of the pre-overclocked bundles offered by OCUK.

Regarding hard drives - is SSD worth it and reliable enough? I was thinking of having an SSD solely for the OS and have a couple of normal drives for music/video/general storage.

Also, is anything I could re-use from my current build (here), such as the PSU? Although perhaps I should keep it intact in case anything goes wrong and I have nothing to do work on!

Thanks for any help!

 

[MarkPW]

Thanks for the replies.

Regarding the Asrock Z68 Extreme4 board, I notice there are lots of recommendations on here for it but I've read of many suffering BSOD with this board and with other 1155 boards. Asus have apparently addressed the problem, but Asrock haven't which obviously concerns me.

Should I go for the Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68? It this pretty much the equivalent of the Asrock?

if you don't game why'd you get a 8800gtx(top of the range on release)?

I was planning to game but it didn't happen. Is it worth getting a cheaper dedicated GPU or just use the onboard? I could use the GTX but I occasionally get an insufficient power error popping up on Vista.

Thanks