hi there
i am planning on building my first pc which will be used mainly for video editing and stuff but also some gaming, i have already got things like keyboard mouse, OS, monitor and the pc case and i also have a Hd 2600PRO 512 which i will be using just untill i get a new 48** (not sure which yet), i just want to know if u guys think my spec so far is good enough for what i want and make sure it will all work together
so this is what i plan on building

Thermaltake armor+ Vh6000 (i have already got this so no going back on that )

Asus Maximus II Formula Intel P45

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache

Zalman CNPS9700-NT

Samsung SH-S203P/RSMN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter

Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Power Supply

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

i have read around and tryed to do my homework b4 deiciding on these specs but like i said this will be my first build so sorry if i have gone wrong somewhere

any thoughts and opinions will be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance

oh if u need any links to any of the items i listed just say. and does any one have any idea when the Maximus II Formula wil be available to buy in the uk? i will have the money for this build in about two weeks so hope if will be available to buy by then, otherwise i think i will have to go with the Rampage Formula X48

-Give us links. It's easier.
-You can return your case if you just bought it and look at RC-690, Antec Nine Hundred, Antec Three Hundred
-Q6600 because of price, and better OC ability. 9x multiplier vs 8x multiplier.
-Look at AC Freezer 7 Pro for good price/performance ratio, also it's easy to install
-Look at Antec/Corsair/PCP&C PSU, modular PSU is helpful but you still have to spend time making wires neat
-Look at WD6400AAKS
-Get 4GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 (2x @2GB) Any 2x 2GB DDR2-800 RAM is fine.

Mobo: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =MB-283-AS
Cpu: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CP-202-IN
Cpu HSF: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =HS-027-ZA
HDD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =HD-053-SA
RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =MY-114-CR
Dvd drive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CD-093-SA
PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CA-064-TT

Hey pcgamer12, first thanks for the advice/opinions, but is 4GB ram nessersary? i will only be using Vista 32bit. also i have thoguht of the WD6400AAKS but every1 pointed me towards the samsung saying they were performing really well plus the extra 340GBs is nice

If you are doing video editing, get at least 4Gb of ram and Vista 64. If I was building a machine for that, I would get 8Gb. The more the better.

I definitely agree with this.

Also, PC2 6400 will be just fine. And the Q9450 OCs just fine, thankyouverymuch, as long as an OC in the 20-25% range is fine. This will stay very cool on a Q9450 too - the MHC and memory tend to be the bottlenecks.

The WD6400AAKS is great, but the Spinpoints have similar or better performance, and that's got more space... then again, you could just get two drives

I like WD6400AAKS. It's price/performance ratio is through the roof. Get the other one if the space is worth it to you.

The q9450 may not reach the same maximum (mhz) speeds as the q6600, but clock for clock it performs better due to the micro-architecture differences in the 65nm and 45nm fabrication if I recall correctly. Though its not much, I know for certain the q9300 has a 7% average efficiency gain over the q6600 at the same clock speeds(even with its crippled cache); I imagine its around the same with the q9450 dependent on how much cache is utilized.

You aren't going to need a 750W power supply at all though. Even with a high overclock on the cpu, and gpu even, you won't get anywhere close to that much power.

Something you should consider about the Zalman cooler, if the fan fails, you'll have to go through the rma process because, you can't replace the fan on its own. For that reason, I bought a Thermalright Ultra 120, as it lets you pick any fan you like. Whether you want high cfm, or silence, the choice is up to you.