Upgrading My Wife's Computer.... Need Some Advice.

[LasombraB]

Currently my wife has a Athlon XP 2800+ HP computer. So I think it is time to upgrade her computer/build a new one. I have an ASUS A8N32-SLi Dlx motherboard coming back from RMA this week. And I have 1GB Corsair Select memory, an Antec TPII-550 power supply, and a NEC DVD Burner just sitting around. So all I need is a CPU, Video Card, Hard Drive, and a Case to build her a new computer. Below are the items I'm considering purchasing. Please let me know what would be the most bang for the buck.

CPU

Athlon 64 3000+ or 3200+

Opteron 144


Video Card

eVGA GeForce 6600GT PCIe

eVGA GeForce 6800 PCIe

eVGA GeForce 7600GS PCIe


Hard Drive

Western Digital 120GB SATA

Seagate 120GB SATA


Case

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[Xilikon]

Without a budget, we cannot comment honestly.

I'll take a guess -> Opty 144, 7600GS and WD 120Gb for quality, ease of overclocking and future-proofing.

 

[LasombraB]

I'd guess the budget would be around $400 for the CPU, Video, Hard Drive, and Case. I don't want to go over board but I want to get a decent computer. Plus I'm in the eVGA step-up queue to upgrade my 7800GTX's to 7900GTX so I have to budget for that, but it should only be about $60.