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Went with the 955, mobo and picked up 8gb DDR, all for about $300. Thanks for the help y'all

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll probably pull the trigger on the 955. Sorry that's right, a 9800GT. I haven't seen a 9800XT since 2004 ;)

I'm trying to stay within the 200$ to 300$ range for the two (I realize this really is at the low end). From what I've read, AMD offers competitive processors at the low-end, which is why I decided to look at these. I've also read that most gaming isn't bottlenecked at the CPU, but at the GPU...

Hi guys, Looking at upgrade my 3 yr old gaming desktop because the CPU/motherboard fried. I used to have an E8400 intel CPU and a cheapo motherboard. Looking to purchase either: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1396552&Sku=B69-5431 or...

Hi guys, Looking at upgrade my 3 yr old gaming desktop because the CPU/motherboard frie.d I used to have an E8400 intel CPU and a cheapo motherboard. Looking to purchase either: http://www..com/products/index.php?sku=62730&vpn=955%26GA-990XA-UD3&manufacture=Bundle%20Deals&promoid=1376...

Hey i'd like to thank everyone for the help, i just placed my order, here it is: Samsung SH-S223F/BEBS 22X Speed Plus Black SATA DVD Writer OEM $25.98 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM $69.98 Corsair VX450 450W ATX 12V 33A 24PIN...

+ two more case fans? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200048 sorry for all the posts but im gonna pull the trigger sometime today

Im going to add SATA cables, going for this ram: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220227 Tigerdirect sucks balls, somehow their tax is twice as high as others and shipping is outrageous, im going for the acer monitor instead, even if its a lil worse

+Samsung SH-S223F/BEBS 22X Speed Plus Black SATA DVD Writer OEM $25.98 +Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM $69.98 +Corsair VX450 450W ATX 12V 33A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan $79.88 +XFX GeForce 9800GT 600MHZ 512MB...

I was talking to a friend and he pointed out that the mobo only supports up to 800mhz ram, is it worth getting the 1000mhz?

Benq 22in - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3839240&sku=B145-G2200W%20CA or Acer 22in - http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26788&vpn=ET%2EEX3WP%2E001&manufacture=Acer&promoid=1084 I ask because if i get free shipping through ncix and...

Im going to go with the G.SKILL 2gb's, i don't feel like 4gb is necessary at this point and i can always throw some more in when the price falls. Im not going to get an aftermarket cooler yet because i need to save some cash and i won't be doing any overclocking in the near future, and if i...

For 50$ more i can get a 22in BenQ, is it worth it? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3839240&Sku=B145-G2200W CA Also abour ram, i found these 2 deals: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30542&promoid=1084 (4gb buffallo 1066 for 90$ +MIR)...

I didn't realize that that was only 1gb, Im going to go with this RAM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134636 (I trust kingston) and the E8400 which brings my total around ~730 cheers

Here is what my final build looks like: Mobo (bro is giving me this) - http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26643 Monitor - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4128430&CatId=170 Case -...