Hello, I'm from Portugal and I'm currently building a new PC that should be around 1000€ (i know i need to cut some things). I need to know if all the hardware goes well together and if you have a better suggestion for any of them. Also I need to know if the PSU is enough (450w) and if the cooler is needed. My main activity is photo editing and a little bit of gamming.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 230€ Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo2-FR 100€ Memory: Corsair 2GB PC2-6400C4 XM2 DHX 100€ Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT 256mb 200€ Display: HP LP1965 320€ Storage: WESTERN DIGITAL 250 GB 16 MB CACHE SATA II RE 79.95 € Cooler: TUNIQ TOWER 120 40€ Power Suply: Corsair 450VX 80€
Yep, an 8800GT pc will require 425W 28A on +12V's. That's a good psu. If you're going to overclock, you may want a different mobo like the GA-P35-DS3L/R or P5K.
The 19" screen is a strange choice for photo editing. Also quite small for a 8800GT (but that's good for eye candy).
The RAM is quite expensive. So is the WD RAID EDITION drive for a no RAID board.
If you're not overclocking your CPU, there's not point to getting that cooler. You can probably get a much better 19" monitor for a lot cheaper. If you shave the money off of the cooler(40), about 80 off of the monitor, you can upgrade to the 8800GT 512MB which is a much better choice. Unless you aren't doing any gaming, then I would stay with that.
I'm going to order from different sites the parts and assembly myself.
I choose that monitor because of the good reviews it had. I need an acceptable for photo edit but not that expensive. Can you suggest me a better one then? (non widescreen)