hey everybody! this is my first to build a pc... within 2 to 3 days im going to buy it and im kinda banging my head now coz i dont want to waste my money... so PLEAAASEEE HELP MEEE!!

im located at philippines and i've found out from my research that pc retailers here in philippines offer only very basic stuff. and so i have no choice,, i just nid some feed back with the specs i chose... HEELLLLPPP

here it is people...

Gigabyte GAP35D-S3L P35 Vpcie/S/GL
Intel Q6600 (2.4G) 8mb 1066FSB C2Q
500gb Seagate Barracuda SATA 16mb
22" LG L226WTQ wide 1680x1050
PC HD3870 512ddr4 256bit dvi PCS


im a multimedia artist ( currently studying) and i do a lot of photoshop, adobe applications ( after effects, premiere cs3) and also maya and 3ds max , and some flash.. im just wondering if my specs are ok.. stuffs here in phil are limited and if you guys dont mind here is the site of my retailer http://www.pcx.com.ph./pricelist/pcx/pcx_B9F6549C.zip .. please help me masterzz =c any feedback or comments would be appreciated ...

Add memory, optical drive, case and power supply.

oh im sorry about that!

here it is...

Gigabyte GAP35D-S3L P35 Vpcie/S/GL
Intel Q6600 (2.4G) 8mb 1066FSB C2Q
500gb Seagate Barracuda SATA 16mb
22" LG L226WTQ wide 1680x1050
PC HD3870 512ddr4 256bit dvi PCS
2x Kingston 1GB 800 ddr2

as for optical drive, i'll just transfer my
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B from my old pc and use it in my new rig..

and for power supply, i still dont know what to choose =c

here's a list by the way of available stuffs from my retailer
(my top 5 choices)

Mobo:
Asus P5K-SE P35 1333fsb/pcie/S/GL
Gigabyte GAP35D-S3L P35 Vpcie/S/GL
MSI P6N SLI-FI nForce 650i 2pcie/S/L

Processor:
Intel Q6600 (2.4G) 8mb 1066FSB C2Q
Intel Q9300 (2.5G) 6mb 1333FSB C2Q

Video cards:
PC HD3870 512ddr4 256bit dvi PCS
PC HD3850 256ddr3 256bit dvi
Inno3D 9600GT OC 512ddr3 dvi 256bit
Inno3D 8800GT 512ddr3 dvi 256bit
Inno3D 8800GT OC 512ddr3 dvi 256bit

LCD:
22" LG L2252TQ-BK wide 1680x1050
22” Samsung 2253LW 1680x1050
22" Hanns-G HG216 HDMI 1680x1050
22" Viewsonic VA2226W 1680x1050


... my purpose of posting these things is that i just want to know if i chose the right one base on the purpose of my pc which is editing, modeling, layouting.. basically multimedia applications ( adobe apps, maya, 3ds max, flash etc)...

helllppppp!! sorry for being so newbie.. i did my research though...

I would go with a Enermax 500 or Corsair for power supply.

Top Tier PSU:
http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] ngs?t=anon

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1460

Silent PSUs
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article699-page1.html

AMD Certified PSUs (Single+Crossfire):
http://ati.amd.com/online/certifiedpsu/index.html

Certified SLI-Ready Power Supplies
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

Yes, your computer looks good.

Unless your software is configured for quad core i would suggest buying an E7200 C2D and saving yourself a few quid, If you give it a mild overclock it will perform better than a quad core in most applications.

cheers

hey thanks for quick reply friend... i have just a few questions in mind that still bugging me.. about the lcd... which is the better choice for multimedia apps ( graphic designing, vid editing )??

LCD:
(choices)
22" LG L2252TQ-BK wide 1680x1050
22” Samsung 2253LW 1680x1050
22" Hanns-G HG216 HDMI 1680x1050
22" Viewsonic VA2226W 1680x1050

I chose 22" LG L226WTQ wide 1680x1050, it is the most expensive out of the 4 choices, but i think with my research, its the best out of the 4 lcds.. is that right? just nid some feedback on masterz..

and also the video card.. this one i'm clearly confused for a week now eventhough i keep on researching..

VIDEO cards choices:

PC HD3870 512ddr4 256bit dvi PCS
PC HD3850 256ddr3 256bit dvi
Inno3D 9600GT OC 512ddr3 dvi 256bit
Inno3D 8800GT 512ddr3 dvi 256bit
Inno3D 8800GT OC 512ddr3 dvi 256bit

I chose the PC HD3870 512ddr4 256bit dvi PCS out of the 5 choices.. i've read some article that hd3870 is good in terms of open gl apps.. just wondering if i make the right choices... and can u give me an alternate choice coz im currently on a budget right now...

choices:
PC HD3650 512ddr3 128bit dvi PCS
PC HD2600XT 512ddr3 128bit =)
PC HD3650XT 512ddr3 128bit dvi PCS
Inno3D/Sparkle 7600GS 256ddr2 128bit tv-dvi
Inno3D 7600GST 128ddr3 128bit tv-dvi
Inno3D/Sparkle 8600GT 256ddr3 dvi 128bit
nno3D 8600GT 512ddr3 dvi 128bit
Inno3D 8600GTS 256ddr3 dvi 128bit

what would you choose if i were you as a 2nd option...
Thanks for replying friend..

Looks good, make sure you get a good brand PSU.

As evongugg instated add more memory, If you can, use 64 bit OS and at least 4 gig of ram. Photoshop like lots of RAM.