Doing my first build in several years and wanted to get some opinions. My budget is ~$550. The primary focus of the machine, other than normal day to day use will be photo editing. No plans to overclock. I already have a Hard Drive, DVD drive and TV Tuner card to use. I plan to pull the trigger within the next week or two. Prices are from Newegg.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core ($164.99)
CPU Cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler ($26.99)
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard ($119.99)
RAM: mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit ($53.99)
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100255L Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready ($79.99)
Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply ($74.99)
Total: $520.94
Thoughts??
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core ($164.99)
CPU Cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler ($26.99)
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard ($119.99)
RAM: mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit ($53.99)
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100255L Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready ($79.99)
Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply ($74.99)
Total: $520.94
Thoughts??