New System

[barefut]

Hello,
I'm a web developer looking to upgrade my system (MB, CPU,MEM). I'm looking at a budget of around $300. The focus is being able to have speed, being able to have 8 major applications running concurrently all the time with no log. I want to remain on XP. What MB/CPU mixes would you recommend. I prefer Gigabyte and AMD.

 

[saaiello]

BIOSTAR A785G3 AM3 AMD 785G $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138182

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103702

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB $107.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Total 271.98

 

[Blckhaze]

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128394

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

 

[enzo matrix]

blckhaze went over your budget. I would go with the first system (SAAIELLO), because you do not need the slightly better CPU from the second and it has more up to date technology. Plus the performance increase provided by the $26 more phenom would not be all that noticeable. Especially considering the quad there is $99. That is impressive. I didn't realize prices had dropped so much.
I'd get this motherboard though:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131406

More room to upgrade your ram as needed.

 

[Blckhaze]

$316 for what I listed. I figured since he said "around $300" that would mean $250-$350. Can downgrade the ram slightly and make the 300 budget. Or the processer like Enzo said.

 

[barefut]

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