Looking for a Processor and Motherboard to go with this build

[Mrblackcats]

I Been with AMD and with Intel and right now torn from getting either a low price CPU and MB or waiting and getting either Sandy Bridge or Bulldozer only problem I would like one now. My Price range right now is $600.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147153

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130591

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231275

 

[Mrblackcats]

Guys Please Reply and give tips on if everything from the Computer Case, Ram and video card to the CPU or MB.

It's been 3 years Since I UpGraded My PC I know whats out but not what to get that would last as for the case I pick that one because of the many Fans included with it "" I wanted it to keep cool without going to Water Cooler (Hint Never USED Water Cooling)"". more or less I'm just pulling parts out and going with it , Blindly.

 

[Elixer]

SB is out now.
BD isn't coming until early summer.

As for your choices, you haven't said what you are going to use your system for...

 

[Markfw]

So how much of that is for the CPU/MB ?

 

[createdAmonster]

What I like about the case is that the motherboard tray appears to give you access to the back of it, once the motherboard is mounted. A bonus, IMO, if you want to use an aftermarket cooler.
The PSU appears to be solid as well. Not flashy, but reliable. As you can see from the reviews. I have the 380W version, and I haven't had any issues with them.

As far as the CPU and motherboard is concerned, I wonder if you could get anything for less than $300.
What is your current system setup?
And most importantly what will you use it for? What games will you be playing?

 

[BD231]

$149 Phenom II 955 black
$70-$80 dollar 770 or 880g motherboard (go for MSI, they have the best overclocking features)

You're looking at $220 for a top end AMD combo. You'll have plenty of overclocking headroom and you won't need anything else for gaming or general purpose use.

$300 + for any Intel combo on the market right now though, I believe.

Don't buy the GTX 460 SE either, the basic 460 is faster and you can find it at the same price.

 

[Markfw]

$149 Phenom II 955 black
$70-$80 dollar 770 or 880g motherboard (go for MSI, they have the best overclocking features)

You're looking at $220 for a top end AMD combo. You'll have plenty of overclocking headroom and you won't need anything else for gaming or general purpose use.

$300 + for any Intel combo on the market right now though, I believe.

Don't buy the GTX 460 SE either, the basic 460 is faster and you can find it at the same price.

If price is important, above is a good CPU, but I would go for a little higher motherboard (a little over 100), But the below is my favorite video card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127519

 

[Mrblackcats]

What I have is a Rented out Laptop that has a AMD Athlon X2 M300 (2.0GHZ) 2GB Ram, 3GB Hard Drive and a ATI video 4200. the problem is it can play games but all the new games it either craws along or can't play them at all. That's the reason I would like to build a New PC that can handle anything coming out for games and I can stop paying over $100 every month for a Laptop that hardly making it for a gaming. Sad part for the last 12 months thats what I been doing paying rent to own places either $100 -$180 every month so I have something to play PC games on when I use to have a PC that could handle gaming because I kept up with the times and kept rebuilding PC's either buy the Video card or the CPU ( my last built was a Athlon 3200+ 2GB Ram and 5GB Hard Drive and a Nvidia 9800 Video Card) that was 3 or 4 years ago. what happen to the case and everything with it well (Life Happened) and now everything is gone and have to start over and get off this Laptop or at least stop renting out stuff when I could build better or save up and buy better instead. and yes I know Quad is better. really if I could Make one that last for 4 or 5 years with only changing the CPU or Video Card I really don't want to have to make a whole PC every year.

 

[BD231]

If price is important, above is a good CPU, but I would go for a little higher motherboard (a little over 100), But the below is my favorite video card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127519

Love that card cooler, fairs quite a bit better than the Gigabyte winforce IMO. The 768MB version has lower memory bandwidth and less ROP's though just like the SE, not nearly as bad of course but it can hurt performance. I believe the release of the 560 is going to drop price's on *all* 460 variants next week anyway so best to hold out and see what effect the 560 has on pricing.

Should be just a few days now.