What do you think about this system?

[DeLorimier]

I am looking for a new computer. What do you think about this one?
Since i was a Mac user, i dont know much about new pc technology.
CAN
Box: ATX antec Sonata 500W 139$
Processor:intel core i7 950 3.06G 8M S1366 345$
Video card: Sapphire pcie radeon hd5770 1024M HDMI 185$
Hard drive:Sata2 500G 7200 RPM 59 $
Mother board: S1366 Asus p6t X58 PCIE 245$
CD DVD Drivevd +/- RW Asus DRW 24b1st sata dl 24x oem NR29$
ram: Kingston KVR 1333MHZ DDR3 6Gig KIT 159$
1174$
1 US$=1.03 CAN$

What i will be doing with that computer is to play video games (SC2) and use engineer/CAD software.

Do you think that is a good CPU for what i want to do with it? Do you think that is to much power? not enough? to expensive? etc.

Thank you for your times

 

[daisymtc]

Looks OK, Price a little high, where did get that from?

Video card - worth to consider 5830 1GB

 

[DeLorimier]

I got that from a computer business in Montreal that mostly building computer. (Microbytes)

 

[Cameldude]

nice system, but there is not much difference between PC and Apple, the insides are usually not different at all, i mean the same i7 and GPU, MOBO, RAM could be fitted into an apple product. i mean you could buy that and put either mac OS or microsoft OS on it and it would not make a difference. so in terms of inside you should have no problems seeing what is good. you will be able to play most recent games at highest settings with that never mind Starcraft or CAD, that machine will be flying, although i would agree for the price go for better GPU 5830 or 5850...

 

[DeLorimier]

What do you think?