Lorian

My computer is reasonably good, but I feel my CPU (Sempron 2600+) is somewhat of a bottleneck.

Upgrading my CPU obviously means upgrading my motherboard, which means upgrading my RAM, which overall means upgrading my PSU (370W just isn't enough...).

This is what I have picked out, please give your thoughts/suggestions:

• Motherboard — Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (AM2)
• CPU — AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz AM2)
• RAM — OCZ 2GB DDR2 PC6400 (2×1GB)
• PSU — Coolermaster iGreen 500W

I basically just picked the categories of stuff I wanted and chose the highest rated stuff.

Cheers.

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=Sarc=

You should look over the features you want in the motherboard. A lot of the extra cost comes from extra features, some that you may not need. For example, consider if you need SLI or Crossfire because you'll need a board that supports it.

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Lorian

I did chose a cheaper one first, but it sold out by the time I came to post this...

I think I will stick with my current selection. No harm in future proofing it, and all the others with high ratings are more expensive.

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loyalguard

Here is a comprehensive review of the mobo, even though it is a year old and while the chipset was still young:

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...925&cid=6&pg=9

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