Right guys, I'm looking to build a computer in a couple of weeks, ordering the parts in about a week. The uses will be internet browsing, office stuff, Sibelius (music notation software), light gaming, Photoshop and some (probably non-HD) video editing. I've got the specs here, but I just wanted to check them across you guys. What I want to know is a) if any of you have used any of these parts together before, and b) if you would make any changes/recommendations. Thanks! Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 motherboard Intel Core i5-2500 Corsair 1600MHz XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB/s (16MB cache) OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W LiteOn IHAP122-19 DVD+-RW Cooler Master Elite 430 Any comments/suggestions would be fantastic!
One of the worst things you can do is under power, or supply dirty power to a system. it can easily ruin your most expensive components. Here is a link to a power supply calculator, please save it for future reference. http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx This system looks good as is.
