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themorningbells

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I haven't looked into building a computer for a while now. Currently running an aging Sempron@2.2ghz with a 6800gt. Anyways, I was looking to be able to run newer games fairly well. Basically I need a motherboard, ram, cpu, and video card. Everything else I can transfer over. Is $600 a reasonable amount that would get me running Crysis and COD4 at decent enough speeds? Figure $200 video card, $200 cpu, $80 mobo, $100 ram? Should I wait for anything new that's coming out? I'm looking for specifics so links are appreciated. If I need to increase my budget by another $100 for a significant performance increase, that is manageable. But ideally, something around $600 (or lower :D) would be best.

Preemptive thanks as I'm sure you all still love these types of threads.
 
$230 - Q6600 G0 (ClubIT, get the promo code from HotDeals here)
$200 - 8800 GT 512MB (look around for the best price)
$70 - A-Data 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 kit (Buy.com)
$120 - MSI P35 Neo2-FR (look around for the best price)


If you live near a Microcenter you can go there and get the Q6600 for $200 + tax in store.

What PSU are you running (exact make and model) and how long have you had it? It may not be able to handle the above system, in which case you should plan on another $80-100 for a quality PSU. The PSU is arguably the most important component in the system, so don't skimp here.

EDIT: Oh dear god I just read your sig. If you think that Antec TruePower should be let anywhere near a modern system.... Throw it away. Do the world a favor.

As for waiting, no not much reason. Everything coming out soon will be well outside of your price range, and there won't be a new socket/processor for at least another 8 months, so unless you're willing to wait for Nehalem in Q1 of 2009, now's as good a time as any.
 
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