PC Build -Spec Help

pbaker · 8 Apr 2008 at 00:26

Below is a spec i have made up of a PC i want to build. I want to use it mainly for web, email, web developement, video editing and photos is this spec ok or what should i change. Also what Graphics Card Should i get as im a bit unsure.

Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Ready Power Supply

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

Asus DRW-2014L1T 20 X DVD +RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

#Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939)

steve258 · 8 Apr 2008 at 00:38

Games? Overclock?

If you have the budget go for the 8800GTS 512 otherwise 8800GT/9600GT/3870XT/3850pro 512mb will do.

If you are going to overclock go for a Tuniq Tower 120.

Personally I'd go for 4Gb of PC6400 instead.

pbaker · 8 Apr 2008 at 08:54

i was thinking about the 8800GTS. What make would you recommend?. I thought about 4gb but the bundle doesnt come with 4gb only 2. so i may have 2 just add 2gb to the order or add the parts seperatly.

I dont think i would overclock yet maybe later and proberly play a few games like half life2 on it.

CliffyBiro · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:31

pbaker said:
i was thinking about the 8800GTS. What make would you recommend?. I thought about 4gb but the bundle doesnt come with 4gb only 2. so i may have 2 just add 2gb to the order or add the parts seperatly.

I dont think i would overclock yet maybe later and proberly play a few games like half life2 on it.

Just go for the cheapest gts you can get. The hardware is all the same basically.