Thanks to everyone that helped. I thought I'd post an update on what I ended up building (prices in AUD):
Intel Core i5 3570K $234.00
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H-WB $189.00
ASUS GTX 660 Ti $309
G Skill 16G(4x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz $95.00
SanDisk Extreme SSD 120 GB SATA 6.0 $80
Western Digital 1TB SATA3 HDD 64M Caviar Blue WD10EZEX $88.00
LGE CH12LS28 Black Blue Ray $55.00
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler $36.00
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case With 500W PSU $69.00
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Track IR 5
Saitek Pedals
Thrustmaster TFlight HotasX
So far pretty happy with this setup. CLOD runs smoothly. I haven't tried to record framerates because I'd like to get a feel of how the game performs first without getting caught up in numbers.
Bonus - this setup with the exception of bluetooth and bluray works great as a Hackintosh too. I've got Windows 7 installed on the SSD and OSX on the HD.
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