What to do with $900!

[IronPuma]

Ok here is my rig before anything. I have an Athlon 2400+ on an ASUS( Not sure of the model number, but it is the AMD 760 Chipset), 512Megs of PC2100, ATI Radeon 9600PRO at 435Mhz/ 345Mhz, 120 GIG Segate w/8MB!

Now with that said! I want a great gaming system. I need a new case, MB/CPU, RAM and video card. I am a hardcore AMD enthusiast, and was just waiting till the .09nm came out. So if you could help me out with some suggestions I would really appreciate it!

 

[Apathy]

heres a few things u can get to burn a 900$ hole in ure pocket... or $897 hole for that matter.
this, this, this, and this:


Kingston HyperX Series 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) Low Latency DDR PC-3200
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-161&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

ASUS "K8N-E Deluxe" NVIDIA nForce3 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-498&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-486&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "V9999GT/TD/128" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-121-177&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE


-apathy

 

[KoolDrew]

upgrading to a socket 939 setup may be better. Maybe a ABIT AV8 and a 3000+ 90nm. For a case this may be good:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-124&depa=0

The version with the PSU was reccomended in [H]ard]OCP's review and it seems liek a nice case.

 

[The Bryophyte]

I would get socket 939 if you can swing it. Also, my pick for nice RAM that's not insanely expensive is the higher end corsair stuff. I buy their RAM all the time for customers and I have never gotten a bad module.