thanks a ton for the quick responses!
i'm planning on buying locally from a shop due to time restrictions. (im a student and my old setup died).
updated list:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 G PC2-6400 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 OR Corsair XMS2...
I'm looking at upgrading my desktop.
Use will be gaming (crysis, HL2, newer games, etc, etc), video encoding, and general web/email/music.
Looking for a system that will be as future-proof as possible. Budget of $1000-1500 CDN.
I have:
22 inch widescreen (1680x1050)...