Upgrade soon request spec

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I may be looking to upgrade my agp system shown in my sig soon. I don't think i can use any of my existing components apart from...

Sata II samsung 500gb
Sata II samsung 40 gb
Dvdrw drives Pioneer 112 (IDE) Optiarc 7170 A (IDE)
Samsung 930bf monitor keyboard, mouse etc
Will be running windows XP pro

Will probably be needing..

Motherboard
CPU Intel (core 2 quad ) i think
Mem (Poss 4 gig dual ch)
Case
PSU ( capable of running all the above)
Graphics card for gaming (512mb min and i want nvidia personal preference)

Lowest budget the better.

ps. I won't be overclocking.
 
Thanks for the quick reply.:)

That does look quite good for the money. Is this a good setup for playing all the latest games on high spec? Also is that a really good motherboard or should i maybe go for something with a little bit higher priced?
 
Thanks, is the p35 motherboard much better and worth the extra? Bear in mind i will not be overclocking.
 
Thanks for the tip but which P35 board are you refferring to? I am not planning to go crossfire or sli or anything like that. Just single vid card for gaming and no overclocking. Like the idea of at least 4 sata ports. I do have 2 ide dvdrw drives that i will want to use so this will go on the single ide port is that right?
 
Thanks for that.

It looks like i will go the Gigabyte route, now i am wondering what the different letters are at the end of the model like DS3L, DS3R, DS3P ?
 
I have decided that it will be a P35 board and i think i will go with Gigabyte, now which is the best for my use? I do like the idea of plenty of sata ports.
 
Sorry not replied sooner been away for a few days. Thanks for that info, i don't upgrade too often but like to keep somewhere in the loop as my current setup is in my sig and i bought this just after pci-e came out. I wouldn't be upgrading now but for agp is not giving enough reason to stick with it. Looks like i will go for the core 2 quad. Just not too sure about the mem now as i will only be running XP pro and have heard that it won't run 4 gig which i did really want for future proofing.
 
So am i worrying over nothing about the 4gig limit in Xp?

Also will the 500W PSU be enough to run the spec you give earlier plus 3 sata hdd and 2 dvd/rw drives?
 
Ok looks like i will go for the 4 gig ram then. :) Now the only problem is i have just had to fork out a bit of my budget on something else. I do intend to spend the same amount as i don't want to skimp on the parts. Looks like i will have to put it on hold until i get the funds back up again. I will post back here and check that this is still the best setup for my money at the time. Thanks for your help guys.

Lets hope it's not too long a wait.
 
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