I want to buy this

[ObibenKenoben]

Does it sound good to you?

- S775 INTEL D975XBX2KR 975X PCIE
- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 2.93GHz /1066/8M/S775
- 2x Crucial 1066Mhz DDR2 2048Mb Ballistix Tracer
- 2x SATA2 250Gb Western Digital 7200 - 16M WD2500KS
- Case ATX Antec P182
- 650W ATX Antec TRUE650 TRIO
- ASUS PCIE GeForce8 EN8800GTS 320M

Iam a graphic designer (photoshop, after effects) and i want to play games.

 

[MarcVenice]

Hmz, no qx6800 is a big waste of money. Better of with a q6600 and a aftermarket HSF, and overclock the q6600 to 3ghz. It's as easy as it gets, you simply change the FSB from 266 to 333, and that's it. With a decent HSF installed, you won't have to worry about it any longer, and you save yourself roughly 750$ 4gb is nice for your rig, that's for sure. Personaly I'd go with a p35 mobo, like a gigabyte ds3r or asus p5k.

The money you save that way could be put towards a 8800gtx instead, and perhaps a 150gb raptor, depending on wether that would help speed things up for you in photoshop. And drop the antec PSU for a corsair 620hx.

 

[jkresh]

wait 1 week and get a x38 board, or buy a p35 board now, 975 is a solid but old chipset and its replacement (x38) is due next week.