1st post and a newbie too so help needed please.

[Camerashy]

I would really appreciate your comments on my intended setup - detailed below - which will mainly be used with Lightroom, Photoshop CS5 and Nikon Capture NX2. no games will be played.
In the past I have usually bought direct from Dell (and have been very happy with them) so this is my first time buying from the Internet.....Have I chosen a good supplier in pcspecialists??
Any help greatly appreciated
Dave

STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Intel® Core™i5-660 Dual Core (3.33GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
ASUS® P7H57D-V EVO: FULL ATX, TRUE USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 2GB)
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5570 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£8)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support) (£5)

[misterdave]

Hi Camerashy,

Welcome to the forums.

Spec looks good, I would bump the PSU up to a Corsair TX650, people may find it overkill but its always a good ideas to have some spare juice especially when you'll be editing photos. Appart from that you've got a great rig.

[steveuk87]

yeah and may i suggest an NVIDEA graphics card? your using an intel processor and it works well with NVIDEA plus it gives more oomph :)

Good luck, and yes PCS are awsome!!

Steve

[Matt]

Pc you have chosen sounds perfect for your needs, although i agree about bumping up the psu. :)

[Camerashy]

Thanks for the quick replies and the warm welcome Guys, will take all your comments on board......nice to get some feedback from experts.
Dave

[Camerashy]

Would the 1GB NVIDEA GTS250 be OK instead of the Radeon
Dave

[Meds]

Hey,

Welcome to the forums.

Yes, the GTS250 will be fine, it will actually probably give you a slight performance increase also! They only thing it lacks is Direct X11 however as you don't play games I very much doubt this will affect you.

[Camerashy]

that's even better.....Thanks Meds

[Zeplini]

Welcome ;)