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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week

BUDGET RANGE: 2000 €

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, programming, watching movies

PREFERRED WEBSITE FOR PARTS: www.built-direkt.de COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel, NVIDIA

OVERCLOCKING: No SLI: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Silent operation is preferred

Here are the components. All prices are in euros and VAT excluded. I know the site is German. I don't understand German anyway. The links are just for price references.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 (143.70 €)
Processor: Intel Core i7-860 (219.65 €)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 2x2GB DDR3 1333 (82.48 €)
Video card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 UD (290.89 €)
Hard drive #1: Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB (210.51 €)
Hard drive #2: WD Caviar Black 1TB 32MB (85.05 €)
CD/DVD drive: Samsung 8x BD Combo Drive (80.39 €)
Power supply: Seasonic X-650 650W (133.55 €)
Case: Thermaltake Element V Black Edition (98.79 €)
Monitor:Eizo EV2333WH-BK (379.65 €)
Speakers: Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II (81.07 €)
Mouse: Logitech Corded Mouse M500 (30.01 €)
Keyboard: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (65.78 €)

Total: 1899.52 €

I'm pretty sure that the firmware for the Intel drive isn't the old sluggish one, but could anyone confirm this? The drive reference is on the website but here it is for convenience: SSDSA2MH080G2C1.

Anyway, what do you guys think of this? Is it a reliable build? I tried picking quality components. Opinions and suggestions are welcome.