Price/Performance Build - $2000

[snowmovil]

Usage: Photoshop/Video Editing/Web Development/Dual 21" monitor setup
OS: Vista Ultimate and may dual boot to Linux/OpenBSD

Thinking of the following (with newegg prices):

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Retail $280
2x CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Retail (8GB total) $444
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard $335
I think SplashTop is pretty cool
EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB $300
2x Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $340
will run in Raid 1 as system disk, already have NAS for extra storage
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Power Supply $180
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $120
Logitech USB Wired Ergonomics Wave Keyboard - $40

Total: $2039

Would like to hear comments/suggestions.

Thanks.

P.S. Not planning to OC.

 

[pogsnet]

All specs is good except...

RAPTOR???? I think you dont need that one. buy a 1TB Seagate and RAID it the speed performance is not that far plus more storage for video editing. Video editing needs more storage. You can edit without a RAPTOR. HDD nowadays are fast already considering they have a huge cache and fast design. Seagate has the speed crown in 1TB compared to Raptor the performance is not too huge a RAID setup can help.

I highly suggest buy a HDD cooling accesories it will make your system much stable, you dont want to freeze at the middle of editing, do you?

 

[Avenger_K]

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5200607
You may want to get this RAM instead, it's....well, a bit cheaper than the RAM you've picked out lol.

 

[JADCorp]

You did not indicate an operating system. Microsoft Desktop operating systems won't allow the use of 8GB of memory. Are you using a server OS or 64 bit version?

 

[snowmovil]

You did not indicate an operating system. Microsoft Desktop operating systems won't allow the use of 8GB of memory. Are you using a server OS or 64 bit version?

Vista Ultimate supports 8GB as far as I can tell.
I may also dual boot to Linux/OpenBSD.