Have a base - need a build

[bigmjh]

Planning a new build around a CPU that I already have - Intel QX6850 (from brother for $225 ) and Vista Ultimate (also from brother) and 2 Dell 22" UltraSharp monitors (1680 x 1050 - 5ms) that I already have.

Here's what I'm planning ... very little gaming, some video rendering, Photoshop CS2, MS Office 2007 (mainly Excel & Word), some web design / maintenance and it'll be used as a media server in network with Tivo, PS3 and HDTV.

I'm looking at:

DIMMS: 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 - looking at Mushkin
Case: Full tower - probably Antec 1200 (or 900)
PS: 650w - 750w - Brand ???
Motherboard: Need some recommendations
Graphics card: Maybe a 4850 (if that wouldn't be "overkill") - I need dual DVI outputs (possibly HDMI also)
Cooling: Considering (just considering) going with a liquid cooling system ... any suggestions?
HD: Looking to do dual 750GB in a Raid0 array ... probably WD

I know that I got a good CPU at a really good price and would like a build that will fully utilize it's capabilities ... but still keep costs within reason. Any and all recommendations will be appreciated and duly considered.

Thanks!

 

[gators1223]

brand on ram is not that important so long as it isn't like cheaporam100
Psu look at corsair they have good offerings at that area
probably a p45 like asus p5q pro or gigabyte p45-ds3r
that would probably be a fine card for the job
i find liquid a hassle unless you plan to overclock alot it is really unnessicary just get a xigmateck hsf
for hard drives get the wd 640gb drives they are very fast and fairly cheap

 

[dirtmountain]

Motherboard get a solid P45, you don't need crossfire, so just a suggestion

Corsair or PC Power and cooling. Good price on the PC 610w right now
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005
HD4850 is a good choice.
whoops, you nee the ICH10r chip for RAID so
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131335
*edited for mistake*

 

[kitsilencer]

You don't need liquid cooling for your specs. Not unless you're overclocking, have multiple GPUs setup, and are using a budget case.

 

[bigmjh]

Thanks everyone - your suggestions are appreciated. Like I said, I'm looking to maximize the capabilities of this CPU while still keeping a budget in mind. I know that to fully realize what this chip can do I'd have to play around with over-clocking it to get max stable speed. But, for what I'll be doing, I don't think that would be necessary.

Question - the PC Power PC610W - is it fairly quiet?

Thanks

 

[bigmjh]

What do you think about these Seagates http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148274 in a Raid0 array vs the WD 640GB???