Help review my computer parts before i buy please ?

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

Going to setup a computer for mostly 3D design, graphic design and photo editing and what not

heres what i have in my mind right now...

Asus MB

Corsair 1gig memory

WD hard drive 120 gig

So my questions are,,, what gfx card would you reccomend ? i'm going to run 1 17" display for now until i upgrade to a 20" widescreen later on , and how big of a power supply would i need to run everything ?

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[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

Id take a DFI board with the Nforce 4 SLI chipset over the asus, and that ram wont even work with that board. You need regular DDR. I also despise corsair from getting 2 of their XMS 3200 sticks and neither would even run their rated speeds or timings.

Id swap the 120 gig for $80 with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144415 160 gigs for $84.50

You are going to need a quality power supply with a native 24 pin connector capable of 33+ amps on the 12v rail. If you plan on gaming with the graphics cranked Id go with a 6800GT minimum, 7800GT or GTX would be my pick though but its gonna depend on what you want to spend. If you arent going to do anything that intense, a 6600GT will do what you want and more.