Looking for a new build

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TekRok

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I curently have:

Asus M2N SLI-Deluxe
AMD 6000+
nVIDIA 8800GTS (g80)
4GB Skill DDR2-800
Seagate 500GB HDD, 32MB
Vista Premium 64bit

For the newer games like Fallout 3 and many others i am starting to feel some definite slowdowns, even when i played Clear Sky. I know video makes all the diference in games but i want to update everything.

So what i was thinking about getting is this:

Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041
Radeon HD 4870 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801

and i am running this memory right now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098 would it work ok on that setup or slow things down? i wanted to get 8GB of RAM, 2x2x2x2 stick, right now i have 4 sticks of 1GB and its a waste of space. which memory should i get which that setup?

Any suggestions on this build? i got my moneys worth out of what i have now and want to the same with the above wanted hardware.

i know the i7's are out but too damn expenssive.

thoughts? i could really use some help on this.
 
oh thanks for link on ram, i planned on getting new RAM anyway to make it 8GB, i assume that RAM is faster than the DDR2-800 i have now right?

i really want to give nvidia another try but i have always had ATI cards before my 8800 and i am not sure if i can buy another nvidia card. i dont think its any better than the 4870, looking at benches it seems like the weak link and only 20$ less...am i wrong?
 
No you are not wrong. You can also nab the GTX260 192sp for even less; 4870 and 260 ~$180AR these days.
 
Yes, DDR2-1000 is faster than DDR2-800. :p

Performance is similar between the two cards, so the choice is yours.
 
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