I agree with the i5 2500K, I like being able to over clock things
I would use any board that can use atleast 2X SLI, my preferred brand being MSI for Mobo. No one says you have to use SLI right away, but I like having the option to easily upgrade rather than having to buy a new system. I have never been a fan of Radeon so I have no idea if they're faster right now than nVidia but I like sticking to my beliefs
Some Corsair 1600Mhz ram and I think 8 - 16gb is more than enough
I would get 2 EVGA GTX 560's, there 2gb each
I would also not care in the slightest about the HD, personnally I'd get like a 60gb because I'd load too much crap onto it if I ha anything bigger, I already have 4TB worth of external drives. My brother in law works in robotics and he's used a SSD for a few years, but I don't think I would personally benifit from it. Other than the insanely quick loading times for anything and everything being a plus.
Don't overlook the power supply Wattage.
This is all based on personal opinion but this is going to be my new setup when rFactor 2 comes out. Get to join the elite triple monitor people and I'm excited. Plus the pc should be able to run insane numbers and have a long life of high graphic gaming.
Just a note about the system bit rate. Win 7 32 bit doesn't support more than 4gb of ram, it can be in there but it won't use any of it. 64 bit can run whatever you want really. Here's a nice list for you
- Starter: 8GB
- Home Basic: 8GB
- Home Premium: 16GB
- Professional: 192GB
- Enterprise: 192GB
- Ultimate: 192GB
Have fun