Q9550 Build

I decided to stay with q9550 over phenom 2 and was wondering if you can check my build before i buy it please

I will be hoping to play games like Mafia 2, Empire Total War, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2, Dawn of War 2 at 1900x1200 with Very High to High settings.

I hope to be able to overclock to around 3.8-4ghz

Trying to keep to my £800 ($1200) budget if possible

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - OEM
MBGigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GPUPoint of View GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RVGA150910FBIA)
RAMOCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK)
HDWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)
CPU COOLERTuniq Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
CASECoolermaster CM-690 Dominator Case - Black (No PSU)
PSUCorsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU

I got a dvd drive and os.


What do you think?

Thanks Matthew

lol

24"

Might also want to look at the 55nm GTX 260 Core 216 for better value (and overclock), or perhaps the new GTX 285 (coming Jan 15).

If you're not going to Crossfire, then use the UD3R mobo instead (cheaper).

hmm, maybe ill wait on the gfx card as my gtx 280 deal is gone now lol.

Just worried the 55nm GTX 260 Core 216 is too weak to keep up decent fps at 1900x1200 on high-v high settings. (maybe if the price is decent i might go for it)

Hopefully gtx 285 wont cost alot like 295 =[

I dont plan on going crossfire ever really, too much heat and power and cost lol.

@ Akebono, apart from it being cheaper, does the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel P45 have any other advantages to it over the GA-EP45-UD3P?

The only other differences are that the UD3R has one extra legacy PCI slot in place of that second PCIe x8 slot on the UD3P. Would be relevant if you have a lot of old expansion cards.

Also, that substituted PCI slot is actually in an ideal location because it provides separation from a dual slot graphics card (heat dissipation), and provides more clearance to the mobo's bottom edge connectors (if you're really finicky).

The UD3R also has single LAN vs. the UD3P's dual LAN, though I doubt that would matter to you.

hmm i think if i can find a good deal on the gtx 280 ill stick with it. otherwise oc-ing a 55nm 260 might be a good idea.

gtx doesnt seem incredibly worth it for a 10% performance boost