This is my final build (no gaming, just photo editing) and wanted to get a last look by others to make sure I'm not missing anything.
I originally had a XIGMATEX S1283 Cooler in my build but I dont believe it'll fit in the Lian Li I picked...so my last question is, Will the stock Heatsink be OK? Consider this machine will not be used for gaming and it has a very average GPU since its just a Photo Editing workhorse.
We decided to stay with XP Pro for the time being so I'm only going to do 4g of RAM, once CS4 is released we'll upgrade to Vista 64 and will throw in another 4G of RAM at that point.
Final Build - $1180.42 total cost on Newegg
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
GPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
Internal Compact Flash Card Reader
Rosewill RCR-103 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
DVD Burner
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
I originally had a XIGMATEX S1283 Cooler in my build but I dont believe it'll fit in the Lian Li I picked...so my last question is, Will the stock Heatsink be OK? Consider this machine will not be used for gaming and it has a very average GPU since its just a Photo Editing workhorse.
We decided to stay with XP Pro for the time being so I'm only going to do 4g of RAM, once CS4 is released we'll upgrade to Vista 64 and will throw in another 4G of RAM at that point.
Final Build - $1180.42 total cost on Newegg
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
GPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
Internal Compact Flash Card Reader
Rosewill RCR-103 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
DVD Burner
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower