Need some help...haven't kept up to date with hardware changes these last 3 years...I built my present rig February 2007...
Right now I am running an Asus Stryker Extreme with 2GB of 184 DDR @ 800 and Quad Core LGA775 2GHz proc which is driving a 786 8800GTX on PCI-ex 16...
For this build I want to swap out the board, the proc, the memory, the sound and the vid card...
The case, cooling system and PSU are all in fine shape and will be re-used...(the PSU is a 1KW Enermax...it should be fine)
I will not be overclocking...but still want the OC friendly bios...
The plextor optical drives are fine...I don't burn discs and only load software...
The hard drives are fine...a pair WD 10k raptor 75GB...a pair of WD 10k raptor 150GB, and a pair of 7200 500gb Seagates
I will probably switch to Win 7...but have been running XP-Pro...
In the past I have always used NVidia for graphics and Sound Blaster for sound...but am willing to try/look at other things..
Finally, I am going to stick with Intel...not interested in AMD...
I would like to keep the budget to 1000-1500 for the hardware...
So....can you guys point me towards some of the latest greatest...
Motherboard and proc first...
Any help appreciated...
Oneway