Gaming Pc, some questions

[grasshopperbe]

I'm going to build a new gaming pc for a mate, i made a selection of what i think is the best available in our local shops. But i have a few last choices that 'im not sure what to do with

CASE+PSU
Antec Nine Hundred II Ultimate Gaming Case - BLACK (Excl. PSU) € 112
Corsair TX650W 650W PSU ATX € 104.00
Corsair TX750W 750W PSU ATX € 129.00

Is 650W enough for a gaming system? The client might want to add more to it later (ie double vicard, more hd,etc etc)


MOBO/CPU

ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n S775 Intel P45 CrossFire PCIe DDR3 ATX € 179 loveno
Intel Quad Core Q9550 - 2.83Ghz - S775 - FSB1333 - 12MB - BOXED € 210

ASUS Rampage Formula S775 Intel X48 CrossFire PCIe DDR2 ATX € 199 loveno
Intel Quad Core Q9550 - 2.83Ghz - S775 - FSB1333 - 12MB - BOXED € 210

is there any reason to take the x48, or is the p45 still good enough for the next year(s) ?


GPU

ASUS nVidia GeForce ENGTX285 PCIe 1GB HDTV Dual DVI € 299.00
MSI nVidia GeForce N285GTX SuperPipe OC PCIe 1GB HDTV Dual DVI € 349.00

since its meant for gaming i guess better take the more expensive one? I'd rather have him happy with the system as long as possible

RAM
Corsair XMS3 DHX Twinx 4GB DDR3 PC12800 CL9 € 99.00

should i go for 6GB ram?

HD
Western Digital 1TB - SATA - 7200rpm - 32mb € 79
DVDRW
NEC AD-7200A DVD±RW 20x Multi IDE bulk black € 32.00


all advice is very welcome. the total cost is about 1200 euros atm (pretty much the max he wanted to spend)

[dabro15]

That Corsair 650W will be good. Go with the ASUS gfx card. Also go with the X48 especially if its only 20 more than the P45.

[glc]

I'd stick with a P45, and get a DDR2 version, not a DDR3. Something like a P5Q Pro would be suitable. Note that you can't SLI with any Intel chipsets for socket 775, they only support Crossfire.

[grasshopperbe]

thank you for the help, and the tip about the crossfire/sli thing, i forgot about that

i just got mail back from the shop, they "advise" me to take this mobo/cpu

- Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA1156 8Mb Boxed aan 199 EUR
- Intel Desktop Board DP55WG LGA1156 Intel P55 SLi CFX PCIe DDR3 ATX aan 129 EUR

should i follow their advise or better look elsewhere for a P5Q and the CPU in my first post ?

the DDR3 was asked by the 'client', although i'm not sure he understands that its not really worth its money.

[glc]

I don't have any reports on the Intel board, but the Asus P7P55D appears to be stable.