New Build Advice

[msaitta]

hey guys, i was just wondering if you could let me know what you think of my build and let me know if there are changes that could be made for the better without going much higher in terms of price. the only thing i was contemplating was going with 4 gigs of ram but i'm not too sure

just a little background information on the system..im not building a gaming rig, but i will be overclocking, 3d graphics, watching movies\tv and maybe some minor gaming, but nothing too graphically intense.


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Rosewill RP550-2 ATX 2.01 550W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182017

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128050

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231065

EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130084

SAMSUNG Black 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151141

SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152085

Antec Nine Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168111290215

Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

 

[emp]

It looked good until I saw you chose Rosewill for PSU.. Not to be rude, but I'm really curious as to why people keep looking for rosewill PSUs even though they are known to suck, anyway, swap that PSU for a nice Seasonic S12, Antec Truepower trio/NeoHE, Corsair HX, or another good brand.

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001&Tpk=Corsair%2b520

SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151027

Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103941&Tpk=Antec%2bNeoHE%2b550

On the HDD, it looks alright, but I really don't trust samsung for HDDs (just a few bad personal experiences, might be nothing).

And I obviously can't let you buy an 8600 or HD2600 card, that would be plain wrong and mean from my part, even if you're not going to game, you should get this card instead, it's a lot more performance for the price and you never have enough performance

SAPPHIRE 100186L Radeon X1950XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067

 

[gators1223]

yes either the x1950xt, the 7900gs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130056, or the 8800gts http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082