First PC build in several years, this is what I'm thinking.

[Jonathan86]

Been away from the PC world for a long time.

Right now I am running

AMD 2500+
MSI k7n2 Delta mobo
MSI 6600gt nvidia
1 Gig of Ultra Mem
Ultra 400watt PS


Think its time for an upgrade. I'm on a pretty limited budget but I think I have come up with something decent. What do you think?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103774

Asus M2N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131042

EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130062

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145175

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075

COOLMAX CR-450B 450watt PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817159031

SYBA PCI to Firewire 1394a 3+1 ports controller card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815124003

I dont need anything too crazy, just something that will keep up. I do mostly IE browsing with some occasional gaming and video uploads/downloads. Unless you guys see something thats completely off or know of something alot better for the same price I think this would do me nicely. My main concern is making sure that everything should be compatible.

[doubledragon5]

First I would drop that psu they are garbage and pick one from this list http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195. Second Intel out performs AMD and you would benefit in performance by going intel.. Also look a the segate beraquda 7200.10 or .11 for hd, they have a 5yr warranty and are solid hard drives.. If your not doing any heavy gaming then drop to the Corsair Valueselect ram instead..

[Jonathan86]

Thanks for the tips. I trashed the coolmax and replaced it with an Antec Earthwatts.

[Masaki 7-11]

I've found the AMD platform to be very stable, and fine for occasional gaming. For the price, you won't find a better processor than the one you picked out. If you don't have a microATX case, you should go for a ATX motherboard since they have better performance and upgradeability options. I would also improve the video card to something like the X1900GT since it's a lot faster than the 7600GT and has much better video decoding.
Here are the links to the suggested changes:
X1900GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102034
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127026

[Jonathan86]

Thanks for the input Masaki 7-11, I have always had AMD and I am going to go with this processor. I am keeping my chieftec case thats in use now as well as my DVD burner, floppy, etc...I will be using XP pro and probably probably through the rest of the year. I ordered the parts today so can't wait till the end of the week.