hi i am building a new CPU. i am from bangladesh. so i there ain't much accessories available here. i aint' gonna buy a sound card now. i normally play games and do graphics works in Photoshop cs3. here is what i plan to buy: 1.Processor: intel processor core 2 duo e6750 @ 2.66ghz - 1333mhz 2.Motherboard:Any mid range mobo which will support quad core(as i can upgrade to quad core after 2 and a half years later) 3.HDD- samsung-400gb 4.Powersupply -around 500-650W 5.RAM-samsung-2gb(as no other companies r available here) 6.PCI Express card- nvidia 8800 series one(not sure about the price as only seen this card in one shop here but will inquire about it soon again) 7.Sound card: open to suggestion but remember i want to play games like crysis on high and do Photoshop cs3 works. so suggest accordingly.not too expensive though. Will appreciate all suggestions and feedbacks.also is this cpu good enough to play games for the next 2 years atleast? thanks in advance. regards. mak
i don't think you need a sound card because the motherboard that has support for fsb 1333mhz has a good onboard soundcard. btw sound cards has nothing to do with photoshop. graphic card : nvidia 8800 is kinda too expensive minimum $300+ just buy a graphic card which support directx 10. RAM: 2gb ram is normal maybe you need to add 2 more gb ram in next 6 months time to play modern games. samsung is not a major RAM maker. i recommend Kingstone or Corsair. as for hard disk buy SATA-II. for motherboard Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition X38 is a good choice as it supports core 2 duo e6750. and there is not any cpu to be able to support all new games in next 2 years time. as every month came new games and new cpu models.
thanks Mr 2 for the infos. i am not sure whether a on board sound card is good enough to play the games.though i am sure there aint be any prob with photoshop without any soundcard. i got a sound blaster live now. if it works then i aint buying a new sound card. plz keep the suggestions coming. i am hoping get this pc in the next 2 months.so all the facts and suggestions r greatly welcomed .thanks. mak