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awaiting reply from the guy whom lix recommended.
meanwhile pinged up Isaac and i might be able to get a sleek quad core CPU @ 1.2k

well not really sure where to go until i'd got the 2 specs side by side and think it over.
actually this post's for myself for doing comparison.

Lix's

Intel i5 2500 w/ gigabyte p67a ud3 @ 465
Kingston 4gb ddr3 x 2 pcs @ 114
palit gtx 560 1GB ti @ 312
Samsung 1TB @ 72
Samsung 24 x dvdrw boxpack @ 26
Seasonic m12 620w @ 125
ikonik en2 case @ 60
coolermaster 12cm fan x 2 pc @ 20
Samsung s23a350h 23" LED @ 300

delivery + assembly + os installation @ 30

TOTAL= $1506.

Ronnie's

For a budget of $1.5k for a cpu with monitor, I would recommend:

Intel i5 2400 Biostar TP67B+ $368
Kingston 4gb ddr3 x 2 pcs $102 (8gb total)
Palit gtx 560 1gb sonic platinum $286 [GPU from Nvidia GeForce]
WD 1tb blue sata 3 $77
Samsung dvdrw $25
Seasonic M12-520w $110 (buzzing soung)
Ikonik en2 case $60
Coolermaster 12cm fan $10
Dell U2311H 23” IPS monitor $265
Altec Lansing V2621 2.1 spk $69
Logitech K200 usb keyboard $13
Delivery, assembly and os installation $30

Total - $1415 nett
(don't need speaker)