Change of Spec

[mkeats02]

Ok, so I was thinking of going with these key items to Build my new machine

Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Total including VAT and shipping £372

I would like to save a few £'s if possible but still have a good machine, that will play a few games, (I have a 360) eg, World in Conflict, footy manager, Sims 3, Spore etc but I also want to do some photo editing.

So am thinking of
Asus P5Q Intel P45
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4830 or a 9600GT, which is better?
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300

Total including VAT and shipping £297

I will also be going for Antec 300, 4gb 6400 memory, 500gb hard drive, corsair 520W modular PSU and DVDRW, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, Vista Home Premium 64bit.

Any suggestions/comments appreciated.

Thanks Guys

Mike

 

[95thrifles]

What resolution/screen size do you use? That'll dictate whether or not you should fork out the extra £20 for the better gfx card or not, re the 2 alternatives I think theyre about equivalent, not entirely sure, you could always try googling them
Re CPU swap, you should still be able to OC that CPU back up to at or near the stock 8400 standards anyway, with that cooler