New i5 build at a sensible price

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I'm looking to build an i5 system to go with my new Win7 installation in October, and I'd like any advice people can offer me to give me a decent boost on my current system, which is:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ | MSI K8N Neo4 | 2Gb Crucial Ballistix DDR | BFG GeForce 8800GTS OC | Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty | Seasonic S12 500W | Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320Gb | Western Digital WD2500AAKS-00B3A0 250Gb

I'm not looking to do any overclocking, and I'm thinking I might stick with the 8800GTS until the DX11 cards hit the streets (although I'd welcome any advice on that). Mainly I'll be gaming on modern games, but I also do a bit of everything from image editting to sound processing. I won't need any components past CPU, mobo and memory (and poss GFX), and I'm not looking to high the very high end as I'm looking for value for money.

Currently:
Core i5 750
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz HyperX Memory Kit CL7 1.5V

Any pointers?
 
Keep hold of the 8800 until DX11 cards are out (apparently the next batch of ATI cards, which look stunning, are slated for the 23rd). From the sounds of things the Gigabyte boards and the Asus boards are both rock solid, so pick whichever one of them suits your budget. The soundcard, PSU and hard drives should be fine for now. The G.Skill Ripjaw Cas 8 RAM seems very popular.
 
Good tips, thanks.

I was trying to figure out if I should get a replacement cooler, but given I'm not planning on overclocking, I guess the stock cooler will probably do the job.
 
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