Okay, my Core2Duo has served me faithfully for about six years. I'm about to get a no-strings-attached check. It's time.

Here's my build proposal. Criticism and suggestion is welcome.

CPU: i5 (Haswell)
Cooler: CM Hyper 212
Mobo: MSI Z87-G45
RAM: 16 gigs of medium-fast GSKILL
Case: NZXT H630 CA-H630F-M1 "Silent" (let's hope)
Power supply: Corsaid AX series AX760 760W
Video card: ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X (seems like the sweet spot of price/performance)
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE500BW 2.5" 500GB
Data drive: Seagate Hybrid Drive ST2000DX001 2TB

Then I'm updating monitor and wireless network dongle, but the above parts form the core of the new beast.

Probably won't pull the trigger for a week, so please feel at ease scrutinizing my choices.