Check my spec for Music Production and light gaming

[Cog]

Hello. I'm basically going to use this PC for Music Production (using Cubase and various plug-ins) and playing games such as Microsoft Train and Flight Simulator.

Is this spec going to be ok for the above things I mentioned? And is there anything I'm missing?

I'm going to be buying an external soundcard later on when I have some more cash!

Here's the spec:

GX-024-BG BFG GeForce 7600 GS OC 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-024-BG £74.95 £74.95

HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) £46.55 £46.55

HD-087-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-087-WD) £98.95 £98.95

MB-011-IN Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-011-IN)
£74.95 £74.95

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Alendalle" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) £129.95 £129.95

MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL) £104.95 £104.95

CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) £65.95 £65.95

CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) £19.95 £19.95

OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS) £51.95 £51.95

MO-018-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-018-OK) £86.95 £86.95

KB-054-MS Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard (KB-054-MS) £11.95 £11.95

KB-026-MS Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - Retail (KB-026-MS) £9.95 £9.95

Subtotal £777.00 VAT £135.98 Total £912.98

Thanks in advance for your help.

Kind regards,
-Alex.

 

[Zefan]

Looks perfect on the gaming side of things, I wouldn't say it'd be up for very heavy gaming.

 

[Stelly]

looks good to me as well

Stelly

 

[Cog]

Looks perfect on the gaming side of things, I wouldn't say it'd be up for very heavy gaming.

Will it be ok for Microsoft Train Simulator and games like Half-Life 2? I'm not really looking for excellent gaming experience, just as long as the games run OK without any problems...

Is there anything I can do to make the gaming better without too much cost?

Thanks for your help.

-Alex.

 

[easyrider]

Will it be ok for Microsoft Train Simulator and games like Half-Life 2? I'm not really looking for excellent gaming experience, just as long as the games run OK without any problems...

Is there anything I can do to make the gaming better without too much cost?

Thanks for your help.

-Alex.

Looks fine to me,

Try and push for a 7600 GT instead of the GS

 

[Cog]

Looks fine to me,

Try and push for a 7600 GT instead of the GS

Sorry, me again

Which one would you suggest?

GX-025-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG) £99.95 £99.95

or

GX-080-LT Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-080-LT)
£99.95 £99.95

Kind regards,
-Alex.

 

[easyrider]

Either,

 

[Cog]

Thank you!

-Alex.

 

[luminous]

Looks pretty good mate.It`ll be a bit yet before conroe users report their results with their daw machines but i`m thinking it will be very good.
Post back once you`re up and running

 

[Sweetloaf]

Something I have found very useful for music apps, especially if you are running plugins etc is a second monitor, don't know how I'd cope without tbh