Well I am running out for a couple hours at the moment.

Will review your questions when I return.

There is nearly endless material to read on these questions. Just picking one article on the i7:

Intel Core i7 (Nehalem): Architecture By AMD? : Introduction - Review Tom's Hardware

I personally only consider Intel so I have no idea about AMD. The same goes for graphics as I only consider NVIDIA and not AMD/ATI.

Would you be happy with a Core Duo series? You very well might. Also that motherboard has 3 PCI_E slots and is really set up for SLi which again you do not need. It is nice that it is DDR3 but perhaps you'd be happy with DDR2 as well.

I will go back and choose some other settings just for comparison.

I am looking for a:

Top Spec Computer


and my budget is:

£500 - £3000

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9650 (4 X 3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/12MB Cache

Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x2GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® P5QL: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 3 PCI, 2 x PCI-e x1

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
300GB WD VelociRaptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10,000rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive
22x DUAL LAYER LIGHTSCRIBE DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE

Graphics Card
1024MB GEFORCE 9800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
Stylish Silver/Black Sigma case + 2 front USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£68)

Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Monitor
LG W2261V 22" WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D/D-SUB FULL HD 1920x1080 (£169)

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI Cable
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Printer
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Anti-Virus
NONE

Office Software
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Home Installation
NONE

Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Quantity
1



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Now that looks more like what i would be better with, thank you for all your help mate, i think i will go ahead and get this machine.

I think i will add a nice sound card and speakers, a G15 keyboard and G9 mouse, and maybe better cooling and psu, will see how far i can stretch, once again thanks for all your help.

No problem.

I have the G15 which is nice.

I use the MX Revolution mouse which I think is great if you don't mind $100 for a mouse.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mi...s/130&cl=US,EN