1st System Build £400 budget for MMO/FPS

Hi,

Any help here is appreciated, i have a few dilemma's that i am struggling to resolve.
Please bear in mind i am at a very early stage, but i have a good idea of what i want...i just need to find the products to do it.


My system absolutely has to have a x4 Phenom sitting in it, i know this is thelatest processor and i want my system to be good for a few years.

So im looking for an AM2 board that will also do 2 GFX cards.
Heres my problem - i cant decide between crossfire or SLI at the mo.

Im leaning towards 8800GT x2 but am i just fascinated with 2 cards? Is there a way to get that power/price ratio without running 2 cards?

4gb RAM, probably corsair DDR2, and i think a 500w PSU supports all this.


Im trying to allocate my budget as follows:

Motherboard £60
Processor £120
GFX £120
Remainder for psu,ram, OS. (rest of the bits i have and will add to the system over a month or 2)

My questions are:
For £120 what will do a Phenom justice?
Which board will fit the Phenom and aforementioned card within the budget?


I appreciate there are a lot of variables to consider, but even if i have 2-3 suggestions it is much better than the hundreds of boards / cards i have in my head at the mo >.<


My fave games > WoW, WAR, UT3, CS


Thank you in advance for your help

well, if you REALLY want to go with a Phenom, then I'd go with a 9850...(which is about more or less equal to a stock Q6600, but do keep in mind that the Q6600 will OC more than the 9850)

what resolution are you going to be playing on? because if its really low, then you can afford to get a cheaper videocard

well that resolution isnt terribly high...you should probably consider a 4850 (they are awesome)

if going with vista, you definitely are going to want 4gb of RAM...

as for mobo, well if you want to crossfire, I would look into the 790gx mobos or the 790FX mobos...I think the 790gx's are a little cheaper and tend to produce higher OC's....if you dont want to crossfire, than a solid 770 board will do...

Right....that motherboard is EXACTLY the specs i was after...i just could not find all i wanted on one board. overall it looks very good, thank you for taking the time to do that for me mate