Building my first system, Q6600 I need your review please...Thanks !

everyone my name's brian and I'm from Argentina... this is my first time here but I have been reading your comments and learning a lot... It's been very helpful so far.

I want to build my first system, a middle range pc for photoshop, video editing, autocad, fashion cad, embroidery i2, web design and managing my small business project (apparel and graphic design). I need something reliable for 24/7 use and fast enough to keep all programs smoothly. Components here a little bit over priced 10%/20% which is not much but I would prefer stay middle range for budget issues...

-intel q6600 =usd 240
-cooler like Thermaltake Big Typhoon Vx= usd 90- I've been reading about vendetta and better coolers but I can not find any of those...

-asus p5qc with more ram 6 banks 178 usd
or asus p5q e with 4 banks but with crossfire 200 usd

-hdd western digital sata 500gb x2 = 160 usd

-cooler master extreme power 650w dual rail pcie = 135 usd

-asus lightscribe 20x dvd= 40 usd and card reader 10 usd

-case cooler master centurion 534 bk with 3x 12 fans= 75usd looks nice and cheap

memory ddr2 800 8gb 128usd or ddr2 1066 for 230 usd

So my concerns are is o.c reliable 24/7, should I go for it or keep stock, is it better ddr2 800 oc vs ddr2 1066 stock... What cards should I pick,I'm clueless.. I cannot aford an open gl card, ati fire are unavailable (any model) and If I import one from the u.s it cost me x2... Importers only have the quadro fx1700 for 750 usd ... Should I go for a games card, ati or nvidia, a geforce 9600gt/ radeon 4850 or it would be better to go sli 8600 or crossfire radeon 4670.

well excuse my poor english and this big question but I'll be buying the system next week and I can not afford any mistake and I would like to get the best out of the purchase... Thanks

Oh yikes, after seeing the price difference for DDR2 1066 and 800 where you are (for me it is very small now) definitely go with the 800MHz. There is no way 1066 is worth the nearly double price.

you can go for P45 or P35 Gigabyte cheaper boards they are also great overclockers to OC q6600 to 3.2 its realy easy job and 1 9800 or 8800 GTX would be more then what you need for photoshop
2 WD 500 GB combine them in to RAID 0 and here you go you have great rig for photoshop and other software you use
if you go for good amount of overclockable DDR2 from OCZ,MUSHKIN or Corsair you can get to 1000 mhz speeds np so you can save money here
if you not gong to OC 1066 is waste of money and the difference between 800 and 1066 you gona feel only you if you are going to OC
you are going to do a lot of video encoding and such so your CPU going to be under heavy load most of the time so if you gona OC consider better cooling solution like Xigmatek or T.R.U.E

I would not recommend OCing a computer to be used for business.

I'd recommend a Q8X00 or Q9X00 instead of Q6600, they are faster and run cooler.

You should not get that PSU. Antec Earthwatts, Corsair or Seasonic are better choices, around 400W would be enough power.

You can safely overclock the Q6600 to 3.2ghz w/ the ram synched at 800 if you have a good cooler. You shouldn't have to increase the voltage too much so heat shouldn't issue. I don't necessarily agree with The Animal about oc'ing. For the programs you're using it would be a huge help.