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Fenrisulfr

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I have not dabbled in this computer business for about four years; my old one is about to bite the dust, but as I replaced the motherboard with a used one, that has brought me some time.

I have been advised to get an AMD CPU, as they deliver the most value for performance, and was told to get a >750W PSU.

Are there any specifications I should look for when choosing a graphics card, motherboard, and CPU besides memory (gfx) or frequency (cpu)?

Finally, can anyone recommend a build? Money is not an issue, but I would prefer not to use completely top-of-the-line components since the components that they immediately replace tend to go down in price very quickly and may still be suitable. However, if the top-of-the-line components are the best value, so be it.

Thanks

Addendum: it is for gaming, Autodesk Inventor, and Maple 13 which is a RAM-hog.
 
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CPU - for you use, best to go for Phemom IIx6 1055T ($200) is good value for money.
However, if money is not issue, go for core i7 950 ($300).

PSU - 750W is not necessary unless you run more than 1 video card. a quality 500 - 600W is usually enough.

If money is not issue, I recommend you get SSD (may be 60GB?) for programme and OS, than get SATA III for storage

Video card - Do you need a work station card?
 
I was advised to go with an AMD, as they are the best value for performance (that, and I dislike Intel). I then came up with this:

url - http://pastebin.com/GDSmmqQQ

ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Corsair Force CSSD-F80GBP2-BRKT 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thermaltake Toughpower XT TPX-775M 775W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply GeForce GTX 470 Certified

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04

AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMT4GX3M2A1866C9

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler

ASUS EAH5850 DIRECTCU/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
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All of the components can be found on Newegg, and I may swap out the ASUS Raedon 5850 with a Sapphire or Gigabyte card.
 
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