The cpu choice has got to be an Intel i7 920.
Older Intel's, even quad-core's seem just so 2008, and although I dont know exact numbers for performance comparision everything I've read suggests they are a generation better - due to onboard memory controller maybe, rather than just bigger/faster than before.
The 920 seems the best choice - about £200 - which is a bit steep, but the high models creep up to £1000 just for a few more Hz hardly seems worth it.
There is talk of an i5 series being released soon and the top end of that replacing the botthon end of the i7 range (i.e. the 920). I dont know if it's worth hanging on for that.
Here's a good article http://www.slashgear.com/intel-core-i5-750-i7-860-and-i7-870-coming-september-6th-2149859/. The i5's dont have hyperthreading but lower power.
I'll stick to 920 with the LGA1366 socket as that should have more upgrade options for future processors with more cores (read this)
So, best price for processor is creeping up to £210 (especially on scan.co.uk it seems to change daily, maybe they have some exchange rate factor?) but today Dabs seem to be the cheapest (normally they are a few pounds more than scan)...
Dabs - £206.65 http://www.dabs.com/products/intel-nehalem-i7-920-s1366-2-66ghz-5CC9.html
Scan - £208.35 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-i7-920-D0-(SLBEJ)-Socket-1366-(B)-Nehalem-266GHz-QPI-48GT-s-Cache-8MB-130W-Retail
eBuyer - £209.36 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151477
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My current PC seems to get slower with each passing day and with the imminent release of Windows 7 it's time to get a new one. You could just buy one from Dell, or like me you might try building one. It should not be too difficult and I should end up with a better PC for less money. Thats a lot of "should" so lets see!
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