think i need new comp

[zia]

my current machine just doesn't cut it anymore, can hardly do much on it so looking to upgrade with enfesis on new and upcoming DX10 game's within mind. or should i just wait until actual game's like crysis come out and then build a new one
current spec
intel pentium p3 533 mhz
320mb ram
navidia geforce4 mx 440

i have keyboard, speaker's and mouse
budget will be a maximum off 1.5k
must included navidia geforce 8800gtx or should wait for ati dx10 card to come out? and good quality moniter

thank's for reading and any sujjestion's/tip's/ link's would be greatly appreaciated

 

[zia]

hmm thought i would at least get one response. rough idea below

PC case ...not sure any sujjection's?
MOTHERBOARD.....not sure asus or gigabyte
CPU either intel core duo 2 E6700 or cheaper e6400 or quad QX6700
700w psu should be enough for gtx?
GPU..Navidia geforce 8800gtx or wait for Ati R600?
Corsair 2gb 667 ram
Raptor/seagate 100-200gb sata hard drive's
Moniter no idea...any sujjestion's?
16x dvd drive
Sound card hmm not sure soundblaster x.fi?
am not into overclocking a lot but would like to try it.but would prefer and reliable and reasonablly quite rig

zia

 

[melbourne720]

Case: Akasa Eclipse 62
Motherboard: 650Sli or P5B-E or DS3/4
CPU: Either E4300 and overclock or E6600
PSU: Corsair or Seasonic 500W to 600W
GPU: BFG 8800GTX
RAM: Any 2GB PC6400 DDR2 kit. I like the OCZ myself, but go micron chips for overclocking the RAM
HD: Raptor X for Boot, Hitachi or Seagate SATA2 for boot/storage
Monitor:No idea, sorry.
Sound: Keep the onboard stuff, its high definition now.
CPU HSF: Sythe Ninja or tuniq tower

 

[zia]

ty melbourne for posting
the akasa case will this have enough room for 8800gtx and perhap's dual card's? looking at pic not most attractive of case's this i like the other one erm... mirage think it called
is there any disadvantge's with going for lower clocked duo, i know i can overclock but say at stock clock's would i see i drop in performance with 6400/6600 compared to 6700?

if i wanted to change to sli later wouldn't it be better to get more higher spec psu?

do these motherboard support dual gpu's and will they both need pci-e x16 or only one slot with x16?
sorry about the noob question's relatively new to upgrading comp and this would be my first attempt at it..

thank's zia

 

[zia]

ok how about this bit over budget.couldn't
find tuniq tower cooler for some reason
EVGA 122-CK-NF68 NF680i SLI, S775, PCI-E(x16), DDR2 1200/533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
NEC AD 7173A-01 Labelflash Beige 18x DVD±RW Dual Layer inc 12x RAM Oem
150 Gb Western Digital WD1500AHFD Raptor X, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.6 ms, NCQ
Akasa Mirage-62 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End w/o PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
768Mb XFX 8800GTX PCI-E (x16), Mem 1800 MHz, GPU 575 MHz, 128 Streams, HDTV 2 x Dual Link DVI
650W Akasa AK-P650FF Quiet ATX12V/EPS12V v2.01 aPFC PSU with Sanyo Denki Fan SLi/Crossfire Ready
2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 Dominator,DDR2 PC2-6400,240 Pins, NonECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP
Zalman CNPS9700-LED Super Aero Flower Cooler (775/AM2/754/939/940)
24" Dell 2407WFP , Widescreen VGA/DVI 1920x1200, 6 ms, 1000:1, 450 cd/m2, Grey
x2 Noctua NF-S12 1200 RPM 120mm Quiet Case Fan

zia