Sounds like a decent to me, though I have had great results out of Asus boards over the years. I agree that you could probably save a little on the video card, but I certainly wouldn't go throwing a junk card in it or relying on onboard video, especially if you are considering dual monitors and such. Also a nice, properly calibrated display will help immensely for photo work. Otherwise I think it's should handily do what you're asking of it.