Help choosing next PC

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Hi ppl, ok my old computer specs are like P4 2.66Ghz, ATI X800, 2 gig ram etc - as you can tell its well ancient - its ok to play bf2/bf2142/ut2k4 etc. I now am looking for a new PC and its been like hmmm 4 years plus since I upgraded my old PC.... Just wanted some adv really.... This is what I have selected so far:

Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 "Golden Sample" 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 "Golden Sample" 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £394.44

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £249.54


Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £213.89

Lian Li PC-A71A Aluminium Tower Case - Silver (No PSU) Lian Li PC-A71A Aluminium Tower Case - Silver (No PSU) £152.94

Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax Power Supply Akasa AK-P010FG-BK 1000W PowerMax Power Supply £126.98

OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400 (1800MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK) OCZ Reaper 6GB (3 X 2GB) DDR3 PC3-14400 (1800MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1800LV6GK) £113.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS) £110.39

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card (70SB088600000) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card (70SB088600000) £89.69

Sony NEC Optiarc DRU-860S 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail Sony NEC Optiarc DRU-860S 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail £25.29

What do you think? My budget is MAX £1500 but if the job can be done for less, even better....
Any pointers would be great - if you think the mob/cpu/gpu etc is the wrong choice, please adv what you think would be better suited for price and performance-

Cheers
 
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