Improve this spec

[wilko49]

Hi, helping my mate with his spec. Budget is £2800. Currently, spec is:

Silverstone TJ07
Asus Xonar D2X
Coolermaster 1000W Silent M Pro
LG 10xBlu-Ray Writer OEM
27" Dell U2711 Monitor
CoolIt ECO ALC
Intel i5 2500K
Asus Maximus IV Extreme B3 rev
2x 2GB XFX 6970 Black
240GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD
2TB Seagate SATA3
8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz

I reckon he needs the Retail version of the blu-ray drive, change the CPU cooler, and the TJ07 is not supposed to be brilliant for air, right?

Anything else need changing?

 

[wilko49]

hmm... I told him to go for 6970 CF because of this http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1573598
where the 6970 CF seems comparable to the 580 SLI... but you guys reckon 580s are the way to go?

I also told him there was little point in the 2600k over the 2500k because he's not planning on doing any video encoding, but if there's room in the budget, i'm sure he'll spring for it.

Worth getting a z68 board then? if it would allow tri-sli later, seems like a sensible thing to do. And.... what is the best current air cooler? As I said in the op, I told him the Eco ALC wasn't the best choice.