Hi, all.

I want to buy PC mainly for gaming.
At this stage, I will not install Windows Vista on this PC, maybe later on.
I appreciate if you help me decide what hardware I should buy.

This is a big list i know. I appreciate if you take 5 minutes to help me decides. If this post is not suppose to be here, please let m know.

CPUs
Intel
‏Core™2 Duo E4300, 800Mhz, s775, 2MB‎
‏Core™2 Duo E6300, 1066Mhz, s775, 2MB‎
AMD
‏Athlon™64 4200+ (Socket AM2) X2 DualCore‎

Motherboards
AMD CPU Motherboards
ABIT
‏KN9-S AM2, nForce 550, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎
ASUS
‏M2NPV-VM AM2, 6150, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎
‏M2N-E AM2, 570Ultra, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎
GIGABYTE
‏M55SLI-S4 AM2, NF4 SLI, DDRII 800, 2xPCI-E‎
‏M55Plus-S3G AM2, 6100, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎

Intel CPU Motherboards
ASUS
‏P5LD2 R2.0 s775 Conroe, DDRII 667, PCI-E‎
‏P5NSLI s775 Conroe, DDRII 667, PCI-E‎
GIGABYTE
‏945P-S3 s775 Conroe, DDRII 667, PCI-E‎
ABIT
‏IL9 Pro s775 Conroe, Intel 945P, DDRII 667, PCI-E‎
‏IB9 s775 Conroe, Intel P965, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎
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RAM
I am going to buy DDR II 667 ‏- 2x1GB Kingston‎

Graphic card
ASUS
‏7600GS Silent 256MB, TV, DVI, PCI-E‎
‏7600GS 256MB, HDTV, DVI, AGP‎
GIGABYTE
‏7600GS 256MB TV, DVI, PCI-E‎
Saphire - ATI
‏X1600 Pro 256MB, TV, DVI, PCI-E‎

Hard drive
WesternDigital
‏250GB 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA II‎

Thanks for you help.

budget?

Core™2 Duo E4300, 800Mhz, s775, 2MB

IB9 s775 Conroe, Intel P965, DDRII 800, PCI-E‎


Get some 533Mhz, it will run fine at near 800Mhz if you are lucky, putting that E4300 flying high.

Save for a 7600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130073

Hello, PMR and thanks for your reply.

The entire list is in the budget

that 7600gt is a bargain

Check out for the psu