New System Specs

[sweeneytodd94]

Hey I'm building a new system but just wanted someone to check through my idea:


Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £75.99 (£89.29)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case £57.99 (£68.14)

Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6600 2.40GHz Retail / Asus P5B Deluxe / 2GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle £417.97 (£491.11)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £139.99 (£164.49)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £299.99 (£352.49)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £75.99 (£89.29)

Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99 (£23.49)

Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply £119.99 (£140.99)

Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £179.99 (£211.49)

Total: £1,498.37 (£1,789.90)


Im aware of the R600 but don't want to wait too long, and prefer NVidia. For similar reasons I can't really wait until Intel cut their prices in April.
My main concerns are the PSU (too big/small?) and also if its worth getting a slightly faster processor?

can anyone recommend any changes offer any advice?
thanks in advance.

 

[sweeneytodd94]

ok thanks, maybe two of these for about £30 more then?

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £101.98 (£119.82)

how would i go about setting up a raid config?


EDIT: the rams there twice cos theres 2GB in the bundle, but I wanted 4...

 

[sweeneytodd94]

so you reckon just 2 would be better? or 2x2gb?
i intend to use the system for gaming & office/internet & some audio/music related software too, like sibelius which requires a load of ram for the sound samples...?

 

[sweeneytodd94]

OK thanks for your advice!