Placing order this week - last comments please

[Camerashy]

Hi - following your great advice in my previous post I have changed my spec slightly mainly on the graphic card and power supply so would again like any feedback. Will be mainly using it for CS5; Lightroom 3 and Nikon Capture NX2 to process my photos.
I dont play games at the moment but you never know.
Thanks for looking and please comment
what is the waiting time at the moment??
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 NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS250 PCI EXPRESS
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)
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
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)

[JakAttack]

Good RAM, Good graphics, good CPU, awesome motherboard, cracking choice of PSU, and a bloody good hard drive.

I think you'll be cooking with gas with this one mate!

[Gorman]

Thumbs up from me, 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS250 PCI EXPRESS is great for CS5 and will be ok on most games, not quite Crysis on max material though. Then again, what is.

The lead time at the moment is the standard 6-9 working days, i believe.

[Maestro]

Just one point that I would raise. There is little point going for the i5-660 processor if you are getting a discrete graphics card. You are paying for the integrated graphics on this chip. You would be better going for the i5-760 processor. 4 cores instead of 2 and its cheaper.

[Gorman]

Just one point that I would raise. There is little point going for the i5-660 processor if you are getting a discrete graphics card. You are paying for the integrated graphics on this chip. You would be better going for the i5-760 processor. 4 cores instead of 2 and its cheaper.

True story, i always get I5 and I3 mixed up.

[LDUK]

Just one point that I would raise. There is little point going for the i5-660 processor if you are getting a discrete graphics card. You are paying for the integrated graphics on this chip. You would be better going for the i5-760 processor. 4 cores instead of 2 and its cheaper.

Hmmm never knew that. Good to know.

You know that, is looking like a good peice of kit! And since you don't play games, that GPU is a great choice for CS5.

[Camerashy]

Thanks Guys, you have boosted my confidence regarding my choice of package.
Maestro, checked out your suggestion but it's only £4 cheaper so am I better sticking to what i've got.
If I did want to play games which bits would I need to tweak...would one be the graphics card??
Thanks
Dave

[JakAttack]

The GPU might need pushing up a little bit if you want to play games on max settings, the GTS 250 will definitely handle games, but not the latest ones at max resolution and max settings etc. Upgrading to a NVIDIA GTX 460 would be the best call there.

And again, if you do alot of gaming and are using CS5 for any sort of video work, the quad core 760 will definitely improve your experience!

[LDUK]

Thanks Guys, you have boosted my confidence regarding my choice of package.
Maestro, checked out your suggestion but it's only £4 cheaper so am I better sticking to what i've got.
If I did want to play games which bits would I need to tweak...would one be the graphics card??
Thanks
Dave

You know, the graphics card will play games absolutly fine. Not on the highest setting on newer games, but it will play your games well, and they will look fine! Some people don't care about getting the best look out of a game, and just want to play the game for the gameplay. Your games won't look rubbish either, they'll still look very decent. But if you want to upgrade the GPU, then defo go for the GTX 460.

Remember that the i5-760 has 4 cores as opposed to the one that your going to get that has 2 cores.

[Camerashy]

LDUK- many thanks, remember you are talking to a computer dinasuar here....LOL so why is it better going for the i5-760 with 4 cores rather than 2, and would I need to make that change if I was playing games or should I make it anyway using CS5. Also please, noticed that it is 2.8GB as opposed to my original 3.33GB so will I notice any difference here.
sorry for all the questions.
Dave