I5 geared towards Audio recording/Gaming

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP

BUDGET RANGE: ~1200 after rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Audio recording/Gaming, general use

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Speakers, mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Mostly Newegg.com, if there is a killer deal elsewhere, i'd love to know.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: no preference

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Need a monitor, not set on but looking at 1920X1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Would like it quiet(for recording). I'd like to try windows 7. I want compatibility with Ableton and ProTools, this means I may have to set up a dual boot with XP 32/Windows 7, is this possible? I like simple/plain functional designs. The following are components I've skimmed from other recommendations. Let me know what ya'll recommend.





SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102858

Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371022

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231279

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case combo w/
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273732

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 combo w/
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.273250

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236053