Hi, i'm not really up with components at the moment although i've been doing loads of reading, the sheer amount of stuff available is mind boggling. I keep deciding on a mobo and then I read another review that appears to be better for example, I was recommended this place for good advice.
The only thing I have managed to decide on, is the cpu. I do allot of work with digital photography so I need something that is good in that field, from what i've read the core 2 duo processors are the best in this field and the Q6600 seems to be ideal for what I need it for.
But i've got a few questions
Isn't there an AMD platform about to be released (Phenom), do you think I should wait and what is the ETA?
Why is there such a huge price hike between the Q6600 and QX6700?
The 8800 series has been top dog for a while is there anything else coming out that I should be aware of?
Can someone recommend me a good set of parts apart from a case, to build a system? It will be used heavily for digital photography like I said on a wireless network, but I also like to dabble in games.
I've got about £1000 to spend not inc a monitor.