thanks for the help everyone. placed my order and spent a little more then planned but im happy with that i got.
I ended up going with the phenom x4 955 / m4a78+ 770 combo and an XFX 4890 1gb, should hopefuly keep it a viable gaming pc for another 5 years.
now i just need to not break...
i think im going to go with the 955 combo and find a 4870 1gig card.
my previous geforce was BFG and they had great customer service, im not familar with ATI card makers, im sure most are good are there any i should stay away from?
1) What will you be doing with this PC?
Gaming primary (more concerned about smooth game play then having the settings maxed out), then all the normal home PC day to day, browsing e-mail, burning, light photo editing, word/excell, a lot of multi-tasking.
2) What's your budget? Are tax...