Well Ill go MSI/Intel
Was still looking around inbetween mb's and re-watched this video...
MSI Z77 Mpower Hand Tested Overclocking Motherboard Showcase Featuring MSI Alex! NCIX Tech Tips - YouTube
So.. thx Linus? Hehe
i think I'm all set up... I'll be waiting to see if I can get some sweet black friday deals on the components :D
Finished component list:
CPU:
Intel i5 3570k
CPU COOLER:
H60 (Not the new version... picked it up for $49.99)
MoBo:
Z77 MPOWER from MSI
MEMORY:
4x4gb Corsair Vengeance LP (I like the slick look of the low profile sticks, is there any performance difference?)
STORAGE:
SSD m4 128gb
WD 500gb Green (Previous PC)
WD 500gb Caviar Blue (Previous PC)
(2 External 1tb each already owned)
VIDEO CARD:
MSI GTX 660 TI 2GB
CASE:
NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
PSU:
X4 Ultra 1050w 80+ (Yeah, I know most of you don't like the brand, and I'm sure its an overkill, but hey.. fully modular, 80+ Silver if I remember correctly and for 139.99 after rebates? who beats that???? :D)
OPTICAL DRIVE:
LG 24x Writter (Oh the cheapest I could find ^^)
Thats it :) Any Final Thoughts? (The only items I bought already are: PSU, CPU COOLER, OPTICAL DRIVE).