Help choosing which way to go...

[lolage]

Hi, i am in the middle of building a pc. I have all the components ready apart from the gfx card and the cpu.

With the computer i will be playing games, video and photo editing.

I could buy:

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz
£47.99
£56.39 inc VAT

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
£159.99
£187.99 inc VAT

Total:
£207.98
£244.38 inc VAT

or

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
£159.99
£187.99 inc VAT

OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB
£71.99
£84.59 inc VAT


Total:
£231.98
£272.58 inc VAT

Which one would you choose for video/photo editing and gaming?

Thanks, Ben.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

The E2160 rig would be better for gaming if overclocked. The Q6600 would be better for photo editing.

 

[Yesam]

I'd go for the quad personally, depends on how much photo / video work you do compared to your gaming. Mind you the quad wouldn't half be bad in games either. I'd go for the second one, stick with the DX9 gfx, you can always stick a newer DX10 card in when the games start using it more and the performance is better.

Plus games in the future will take advantage of the 2 extra cores..