PC upgrade spec - need opinions

RIght just over a week ago I had the joys of turning my PC on to be greeted with a few feeble attempts to power up followed by a smoke coming out and a metalic burning smell :(

I have tried a different PSU and it wouldnt Come back to life so unsure which parts are dead so I`ve decided its time to buy a whole new system oh and a new psu just to be safe. Here is what I`m looking at. Any thoughts?


PSU, Silverstone Tech. Strider Plus, Modular, 88% Eff', 80 PLUS Silver, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX

16GB (4x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V

Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, GPU 850Mhz 8MB Cache, 95W OEM

Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z, Intel Z68, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID SATA, PCIe 2.0 (x16), VGA On Board, Micro ATX

Get 8 gb RAM, you will never even find yourself reaching a state where 8 GB isn't enough, so 16 gb is completely useless.
i'd get a 2500k instead of a 2600k if gaming is gonna be the most extensive task you're gonna be running on your computer.
Also, what kind of wattage are you looking at?

agreed with the above post get 8 gb ram, unless you are using software that takes advantage of hyperthreading, you save £80 if you went with the 2500k, you dont mention if you are gaming if you are what gfx card you decided to get?

No mention of Hard drive, get a ssd it speed up the loading times and makes a difference day to day, also i get the best psu, get a corsair ax series modular cables and gold rating

I`lll be gaming, photo manipulation, some programming.

graphcs are already sorted with PowerColor's Radeon HD 6950 PCS++.

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Originally Posted by Walker

Get 8 gb RAM, you will never even find yourself reaching a state where 8 GB isn't enough, so 16 gb is completely useless.
i'd get a 2500k instead of a 2600k if gaming is gonna be the most extensive task you're gonna be running on your computer.
Also, what kind of wattage are you looking at?

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in a nutshell ]more ram can be added later if needed.

Personally I think the sandybridge i7 is a bit rubbish, doing a lot of virtualization is about the only time it makes sense to get one.

Is it possible to hold out for a couple of weeks? Bulldozer should be here soon (sept 19th AFAIK)

I can hold out if Bulldozer is going to be worth it.

I`ll just get me laptop now instead lol