Hi Bill,
Will be building a rig myself in the short-term.
Re: Sandy Bridge, I stumbled upon this article in my research, seems Sandy Bridge aint the way to go: https://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/DIY+Update+Sandy+Bridge+Not+Recommended+by+Videoguys/0xe84ad86778528fd86109889b90a3d37a.aspx
My specs at the moment (based on videoguys recommendation):
• 16010561 X 1 – Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case – No Power Supply
• 19010199 X 1 – Intel Core i7 960 Processor
• 28023380 X 1 – ASUS Sabertooth X58 – ATX
• 37140806 X 1 – Corsair 12GB (3x 4GB) Vengeance DDR3 RAM
• 42050940 X 1 – EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE – GDDR5 1024MB 256Bit VRAM
• 22040155 X 1 – SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 – 1TB
• 22040155 X 1 – SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 – 1TB
• 17040381 X 1 – Samsung 22x DVD-RW SATA
• 34040607 X 1 – Cooler Master GX Series 750W Power Supply
• 18010127 X 1 – Antec TriCool 120mm
• 39090367 X 1 – Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate – SP1 – 64-Bit
Cheers,
Morgan