Best upgrade options for me?

JerryC

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I have $500 available.

My current system is as follows

Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe
Athlon 64 4000+
2 gb mem
EVGA 6800 Ultra
Western Digital 74gb Raptor

What would be the best way to spend that money? I am not partial to any particular brand of hardware.
 

singingigo

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I think you will bottleneck the 8800 GPUs with your setup...why not go for the MB/CPU upgradeand decent GPU and save for a top end card later?

Assuming your case/PSU can handle it, how is this for $500:

1. GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L $97
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
2. Intel E6750 $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029
3. G-Skill 2GB DDR2-800 $47
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
4. EVGA 8600GTS 256BM $160-$30 rebate (You can use the stepup program to get an 9xxx later)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130084

Total: $494-$30MIR=$464=shipping/tax (if applicable)

You would need a 450-500watt PSU and an ATX case...