Budget of around.. I dunno. I have a few picked parts, please critique them and give me better suggestions.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103735

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131568

eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130017

CORSAIR VALUE SELECT 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145568

ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811144026

I heard that the PSU that comes with the case normally isn't that great.. and I didn't look for TOO long, so there's probably better stuff for the same price, etc.

Please post suggestionsszszzszzs.

Um, don't you want 184 pin RAM?

Thats a decent rig you got there but...Ive heard domse reviews and etc from gamers that the X2's have a severe problem with fullscreen 3d games like bf2 and hl2 etc, might want to research the gaming side of the x2 before you do anything.

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-oreX

I would wait a month or so and get one of the new intel dual core cpu's. There going to be cheaper faster and more geared to gaming then intel has ever been. :D Ohh also deff. go with EVGA they have a great program called step up. Lets say down the road a new nvidia card comes out and you have to have it well with the step up you just pay the difference in that card and the new one.









-8LU3

AMD FTW. The P4 had enough issues for me to avoid intel for the rest of my life.

u are gay u stole that from me in vent

lol pepper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 813131011R

This a better motherboard then?

Yeah it is but its a open box. All you will get it you order that is the mobo. :(

Yeah, get that board. All will be gravy. It is an open box, but it's worht the try to save some scratch.

I might suggest beefing up the power supply too. 420 just isn't enough. Moooooore Poooooooower.

if this is for gaming, I'd go with a single core processor for right now and put the extra money saved at upgrading the video card.
You're current selection is very lopsided in power... your graphics selection is the bottleneck.

Go with an AMD 64 3800+ 939 - $142 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103531

Get a good sli mobo from asus - $143
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131540

Then you can get a better graphics card with the mone you saved!
You can either go 2x sli 7600gt or 1 7900gt - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150139

maybe you can even get 2x 7900gt... then you'll have some good performance!
you'll get more rounded and better performance!

just my 2 cents...

Hear is my go.
mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128321
(2) videocard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130020
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817709004
cpu fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835185017
ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 820231071R
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 819103735R
and w/e case you want and it came out to be 825$

What do you guys mean it is an "open box?"

That's what I call a heck of 2 cents. NICE.

that means the box has been opened up already and that there could be some wires or parts missing from it ... so in other words becareful with it

for a desktop, try 10 Ghz worth of gigafloppin action!
http://www.apple.com/powermac/dualcore.html

for a laptop, check out these phat dual core mofos!
http://www.apple.com/powermac/dualcore.html

silly old man no one uses a mac.


LOL mac

By open box it means that lets say you buy a open box vidoe card then you will only get the video card or say you buy a open box mobo then it will only come with the mobo nothing else.