Small upgrade from 939 to AM2

[chaudx]

I have a 6600 (non GT =( ) that I will be using, 2x IDE HDs, Ultra Dragon case, getting ocx gamexstream back from my modstream RMA (OCZ did it for free, 450W to 600W, nice of them)
Have around $200 to spend AR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138074
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16819103046
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16820146565

Does that look okay? RAM rebate expires Aug 2 =\ so I need to order tomorrow. (Go go night crew )

http://www.xoxide.com/thermalr...-am2-bracket-rev2.html (and this so that I can use my beloved xp-90)

Any other mobos that are good? More specifically, any ATX mobos?

 

[sparks]

I kinda just went through what you did, except I had an old Athlon 2500 and an AGP 6800GT. I decided to re-use as much as possible and went with just the motherboard and CPU route. For the $200 you could get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813157114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115031

Just another alternative to think about.

I got the Gigabyte GA-8I865GME and a Core 2 Dual E2160 and I am very happy with the performance improvement over the Athlon 2500 and all for less then $150.

 

[Genesis15]

Wow wow wow.. why in the world?? First off, your RAM shouldnt be DDR2-800, get 667, next... look for value corsair thats like $70 for 2gb. Then eigther get a nice processor that's actually worth the money your spending, OR! use all that extra cash on upgrading your graphics card. I also agree with sparks post, except for the fact that the C2D is like 20-30 more then a X2...

Get this:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=80721-10
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=85016-47
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...jsp?ProductCode=249634

total - 191$ + 4$ 2-day shipping...

There you go...

 

[chaudx]

Well, the total comes out to a few ~10-20 more after rebates =
Why not get the faster stuff for a tiny bit more?
C2D is an interesting route, but won't an AM2 have an upgrade path for a few more years?
Anyhow, AM2 would net me 2gb of ram, and DDR is at least another ~50+ to get another GB. Not to mention the not having a cooler for it, I despise stock cooling. It seems to me that it would come out a lot more expensive than $200.