A Image editing and gaming build.

[ninjagaidenfreak]

I've come for some advice I mostly use my computer for Photoshop (largely Image retouching and coloring of high resolution photos) I run dual monitors and also game a bit. My current computer just fried its mother board and I figure I might as well build a whole new computer as its 5 years old . So my question is would this config be a good fit for me or should I go a different route? I can afford to go a bit higher up to 1500 or even a bit more if it will last a year or two more. Also I might be getting a Wacom CINTIQ in a few months so if I need anything special for a triple of quad monitor system a push in the right direction would be great.

Thanks for looking

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
Item #: N82E16827151153

$25.99

HIS Hightech H385Q512NP Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 3 Turbo Video

Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814161216

X2 $309.98
($154.99 each)

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Crossfire Edition) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341011

$149.99

SABRENT CRW-UINB 65-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail
Item #: N82E16820300608

$13.99

macally PHR-250CC 2.5" USB & 1394 External Enclosure - Retail
Item #: N82E16817146604

$26.99

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996558 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820146693

$149.98
($74.99 each)

ASUS P5K PRO LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131275

$139.99

Link Depot ATA133 UV Cable Model UV-ATA36-BK-3 - Retail
Item #: N82E16812104045

$4.29

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186134

$36.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6700 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115027

$274.99

Total
$1,133.18

 

[ninjagaidenfreak]

I asked around at some other forums and they suggested I go with this build instead. Tell me what you guys think.

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: 132-CK-NF78-A1
Item #: N82E16813188024

$259.99 $259.99

MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #: NX8800GTS 512M OC
Item #: N82E16814127325

Mail-in Rebate
$224.99 $224.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: CMPSU-750TX
Item #: N82E16817139006

Mail-in Rebate
$179.99 -$50.00 Instant $129.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80562Q6600
Item #: N82E16819115017

$219.99 $219.99

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996587 - Retail
Model #: 996587
Item #: N82E16820146731

Mail-in Rebate
$89.99 $179.98

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
Model #: SH-S203B
Item #: N82E16827151153

$28.99 -$3.00 Instant $25.99

Scythe SCKTN-2000 100mm Sleeve "Katana 2" CPU Cooler - Retail
Model #: SCKTN-2000
Item #: N82E16835185044

$29.99 -$10.00 Instant $19.99


sub total $1061.00

shipping $26.00

Total $1087.00

Also What would you suggest would be a good case. I'm not much for lights and eye candy and would just prefer a plain black case.

 

[RPAaggieDude]

If you doing image editing, the ATI cards will give you better colors, plus they are cheaper then nvidia (generally) and you don't lose much FPS in games.

Secondly, ditch the PCP&C Crossfire/Corsair PS and instead get the PCP&C 750 Quad. Its mail in rebate brings it to 119.99.

I've never really used mushkin for RAM, I generally stick to Corsair and Crucial.

You also might want to look at the Asus and DFI boards. I've never used the EVGA boards, so I'm not too sure of their reliability.