Hello,
You've remarked that you won't be upgrading again for a while and that is part of your motivation for going for an i7, which while a good purchase I don't find much of a use for it over an i5. (I got my gen 1 i7 mostly due to my animation and video editing work.)
A question is on which case you might end up with, if available in your area I would strongly recommend the Antec 900 gaming case. A fairly good balance between price, size and the fan placement is excellent for creating a through draft in pretty much any set up area. if your looking for something a bit bigger or have some wiggle room the 1200 series by antec is another excellent choice.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX14869
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX32479
Their specs are both pretty good, but a more cost efficient option, while not affording the same real-estate would be the Cooler master HAF series (the 912 is used by quite a few people I know)
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35637
Good luck out there,
PS: I would recommend perusing http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc if your into looking at other peoples builds or getting more opinions on your own. I'm not a fan of reddit most of the time, but some of the sub-groups are useful and informative.
You've remarked that you won't be upgrading again for a while and that is part of your motivation for going for an i7, which while a good purchase I don't find much of a use for it over an i5. (I got my gen 1 i7 mostly due to my animation and video editing work.)
A question is on which case you might end up with, if available in your area I would strongly recommend the Antec 900 gaming case. A fairly good balance between price, size and the fan placement is excellent for creating a through draft in pretty much any set up area. if your looking for something a bit bigger or have some wiggle room the 1200 series by antec is another excellent choice.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX14869
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX32479
Their specs are both pretty good, but a more cost efficient option, while not affording the same real-estate would be the Cooler master HAF series (the 912 is used by quite a few people I know)
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35637
Good luck out there,
PS: I would recommend perusing http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc if your into looking at other peoples builds or getting more opinions on your own. I'm not a fan of reddit most of the time, but some of the sub-groups are useful and informative.
