Ordering this weekend, one last review please

[johnnymac13]

I'm going to be ordering this weekend and wanted one last look-over. No gaming, just a photoshop machine. I don't plan on OCing at first but may down the road. Will be going XP Pro until CS4 is released and will then upgrade to Vista 64 and add another 4G of RAM.

I'm hoping the stock fans on the Lian Li case are pretty solid and quiet, I may replace those after the fact. With 3 120mm Fans and a CPU cooler I'm hoping the case stays pretty cool.

CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz
CPU Cooler
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Hard Disk
(2x) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
(Photoshop Dedicated Scratch Disk) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Video Card
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W
DVD
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower

 

[Cpt Deadboots]

I know you aren't doing gaming or overclocking at first, but if I were you I would get a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU cooler and an 8800 GS. For just a few dollars more, you will get far more performance than the other two components you have picked out.

 

[Why_Me]

I'm going to be ordering this weekend and wanted one last look-over. No gaming, just a photoshop machine. I don't plan on OCing at first but may down the road. Will be going XP Pro until CS4 is released and will then upgrade to Vista 64 and add another 4G of RAM.

I'm hoping the stock fans on the Lian Li case are pretty solid and quiet, I may replace those after the fact. With 3 120mm Fans and a CPU cooler I'm hoping the case stays pretty cool.

CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz
CPU Cooler
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Hard Disk
(2x) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
(Photoshop Dedicated Scratch Disk) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Video Card
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W
DVD
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020&Tpk=mx-2 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

Throw that in your build. For the job it does, it's well worth the $7.