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Hi Guys, 
Finally after years of only using laptops I have decided to shell out for a new system. Ill be using it for a bit of everything really (including demanding things like cad and gaming).
Below is the one I have specced up... any improvements you can think of for around the same money or anyway to save money? (i.e. is a sound card necessary?) Anything i have forgotten (i have a decent mouse and all software)
Also is now a good time to buy? i always seem to put this off as im scared something new will come out but suppose will have to take the plunge one day!
P.s. I won't change my mind on the amount of ram (so please dont try!) but is that particular model a good choice?
Cheers
BA
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 (967557-0120) (£35.24)
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£170.36)
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Music UAA Vista-Certified 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (PCI) (30SB077200000) (£55.21)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE24GB800C4DC) x2 (£143.32)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) (£35.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (£112.79)
Asus P5Q-E Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£99.86)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) (£62.26)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£17.61)
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (£140.99)
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU (£82.24)
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (£381.86)
Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 Speaker System (970115-0120)(£176.24)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (£4.69)
Akasa SATA-2 45cm Silver Data Cable (£4.69)
Sub Total : £1,295.84
Shipping : £37.33
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £233.30
Total : £1,566.47

Finally after years of only using laptops I have decided to shell out for a new system. Ill be using it for a bit of everything really (including demanding things like cad and gaming).
Below is the one I have specced up... any improvements you can think of for around the same money or anyway to save money? (i.e. is a sound card necessary?) Anything i have forgotten (i have a decent mouse and all software)
Also is now a good time to buy? i always seem to put this off as im scared something new will come out but suppose will have to take the plunge one day!
P.s. I won't change my mind on the amount of ram (so please dont try!) but is that particular model a good choice?
Cheers

BA
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 (967557-0120) (£35.24)
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£170.36)
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Music UAA Vista-Certified 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (PCI) (30SB077200000) (£55.21)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE24GB800C4DC) x2 (£143.32)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) (£35.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (£112.79)
Asus P5Q-E Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£99.86)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) (£62.26)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£17.61)
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (£140.99)
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU (£82.24)
Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey (£381.86)
Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 Speaker System (970115-0120)(£176.24)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (£4.69)
Akasa SATA-2 45cm Silver Data Cable (£4.69)
Sub Total : £1,295.84
Shipping : £37.33
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £233.30
Total : £1,566.47