Upgrading to New PC urgent Help required!!!

On-board grafix are very greatly awesome like.

I do not know the benchmark differences between the two chips but just based on your statement that you are (or might) go with a next gen AMD CPU in Q3, I would get the 5200 if I were you. Heck if it was me I would get a 4200 or 4600, but I digress. All of these dual cores are faster than what most of us need anyway and I guess I just don't think you will notice a big difference between the 5200 and 5600. But again I have not seen the benchmarks.

As for the IGP boards... It depends on what you need them for. Basic office apps no problem - modern gaming no way. For today's games on-board graphics are indeed pretty much worthless.

If you are looking for something to hold you over though I think the consensus so far is that the new boards with the new 690G are as good as, if not better than, any other IGP chipset out at this moment. I have been considering the Biostar TA690G myself. But realize that even these new chipsets won't run most modern games at all and the ones they will run would be at the lowest possible settings for the most part.

buy the cheapest 3800 or 4200

all on board graphics are total rubbish

First find out what your budget will get you... then buy the best AMD chip you can afford on your current build budget. If you want to build a new PC, just go all out now. Remember that something will always be coming out that is better. Why wait... Peace :twisted:

Any one have problems overclocking their BIOSTAR TA690G BOARD hit me up.