New rig... could use some input

[Revolution09]

I put together this computer for my friend a little while ago, and he's planning on going to order it today. However, a few minutes ago he came across $130 more towards his computer and I'm not sure what he should change/upgrade. Is there anything here that will be significantly bottlenecking the rest, that could be changed? His budget is $850

Motherboard: ASUS M2V, $86
CPU: AMD X2 4200+, $117
Video Card: eVGA GeForce 8600GT, $139
Memory: Kingston DDR2, 2gb, $74
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 250gb, $96
DVD-RW: Samsung S183L, $41.50
Power Supply: Enermax Liberty 400w, $86
Case: CoolerMaster 534, $79

Total: $718.50


Thanks!

 

[airhendrix13]

I would definetly recommend upgrading his CPU to a e4400 Allendale, especially if he overclocks. It will run cooler, use less energy, and run at similar performance as the X2 4200.

Of course you will then need find a new mobo, but I can do that for you.

I recommend the P35 boards. They will overclock very well and will be compatible with the Penryn.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131189

With whatever he has left, invest it into proper cooling, especially if he OC's.

With this setup the price will only go up like $50.

I hope this helped,

Ryan

 

[drakore]

Oh you live in Canada aswell... pm me and we can talk about stores and work on a much better system for around the same price.