lukaszthegreat: ? you can't be serious.
http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/personal_finance/6/3?urid=1309527426663
5.85% per annum compounded mothly
higher than inflation

those are term deposits. my internet savings account is close to 4% per year interests compounded every month. and no limit on min. balance, can add and remove cash at will.

hedwards: I'm dead serious, the only time you ever see rates higher than that in the US is with some pretty significant strings attached, even CDs pay out substantially lower than what you're able to get. I'd just about kill to get a rate schedule like that.

Around here to get that kind of interest you're looking at the stock market or something else that's far beyond the typical savings account.

Player_01: We got our tax estimate today and it was a lot better than we thought. The better half has given me the OK for 3K for upgrade to my PC.

I thought I would post thecomponents I am looking to grab and get some opinions. Some of it may seem a bit pedantic but it's gotta come outta the 3k so I've included all the little bits and pieces as well. There are some components I am not replacing ie. monitor and keyboard etc... so expect to see some omisions.

Case - Corsair Obsisian 800D - $380
Case Fans - Enermax Twister Bearing Silence VR 120mm x4 - $88
Cable Managment - Nexus Velcro Cable Ties x4 - $14
CPU - Intel Core i7 960 - $295
CPU Fan - Thermaltake Frio OCK - $90
Motherboard - Asus Rampage III Formula - $339
Memory - Corsair 12GB 2000 Dominator GT - $325
Power Supply - Corsair AX1200 Gold - $365
Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB - $380
Hard Disk - OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD - $239
Hard Disk 2 - WD Green 2TB 7200RPM - $89
Mouse - Logitech G700 - $100
Mouse Pad - Steel Series 9HD Pro - $50 (I have a new desk and want to avoid scratches)
Headset - Logitech G930 - $185
Postage - $50

Total - $2989 ( Leaves me $10 to buy something on GoG ;) )

Thanks guys.

Player_01: We got our tax estimate today and it was a lot better than we thought. The better half has given me the OK for 3K for upgrade to my PC.

I thought I would post thecomponents I am looking to grab and get some opinions. Some of it may seem a bit pedantic but it's gotta come outta the 3k so I've included all the little bits and pieces as well. There are some components I am not replacing ie. monitor and keyboard etc... so expect to see some omisions.

Case - Corsair Obsisian 800D - $380
Case Fans - Enermax Twister Bearing Silence VR 120mm x4 - $88
Cable Managment - Nexus Velcro Cable Ties x4 - $14
CPU - Intel Core i7 960 - $295
CPU Fan - Thermaltake Frio OCK - $90
Motherboard - Asus Rampage III Formula - $339
Memory - Corsair 12GB 2000 Dominator GT - $325
Power Supply - Corsair AX1200 Gold - $365
Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 570 DirectCU II 1280MB - $380
Hard Disk - OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD - $239
Hard Disk 2 - WD Green 2TB 7200RPM - $89
Mouse - Logitech G700 - $100
Mouse Pad - Steel Series 9HD Pro - $50 (I have a new desk and want to avoid scratches)
Headset - Logitech G930 - $185
Postage - $50

Total - $2989 ( Leaves me $10 to buy something on GoG ;) )

Thanks guys.

cjrgreen: Core i7 2600K instead of the Core i7 960. The Nehalems will be two generations out of date by the end of this year. So will the LGA 1366 socket.

ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution if you want quad SLI or Crossfire X; P8P67 Pro, EVO, or Deluxe if you'll settle for dual.

Corsair XMS 2x4GB ("Dominator GT" isn't any faster, just costs more.)

You don't need the fans. That case comes with excellent stock fans. If you insist on replacing them, it wants 140mm fans, not 120mm.