upgrading question (cpu, mobo, ram)

[v44]

i'm on an old 800mhz amd athlon and its time to upgrade

been waiting for the amd64 3700+ but now thats its out its a tad more money than i expected

i'm looking for a good mobo to go with the amd64 bit processors that i will be able to keep while updating the chip later, im either going to go with the 3700+ or possibly a 3500+
also i figure i should go with the Socket 939? ( for future purposes, unless i'm wrong? =/ )

so basically i need:

1. one of the best amd64 motherboards that can be upgradable
2. 1 gig of top of the line ram
3. a top of the line power supply

btw im a gamer 🙂
if that makes any diff, i just want to be able to run doom3/hl2 with no problems =]

thanks for all the help/suggestions in advance, thats why i came here, you guys are good 😀

thx,
v44

 

[dennisjai215]

well you need a new video card too then..
and i'd look for some corsair xms ram.. depending on if you are going to OC or not
430w Antec PSU should be plenty

 

[bluewall21]

Yes, if you are planning to upgrade, and you don't want a new mobo, you'll probably want socket 939. You will also need a new video card, as already stated.

 

[v44]

yeah i'm going to get a new vid card, that i don't need help with =]

so corsair xms ram? and some ideas for the mobo? anyone 😀

thx again

 

[v44]

this a good deal? from cyberpowerpc


System Summary
Aluminum X-SuperAlien CASE 420W & Window (GREEN)
(939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3500+ CPU ~ CAI703
ABIT AV8 VIA K8T800 MAINBOARD
1GB (512MBx2) PC3200 DDR400 Memory (Corsair_XMS)
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD
NONE - 2nd Hard Drive
Radeon X800 PRO 256MB 8X AGP
NONE - CD/DVD
NONE - CDRW
NONE - MONITOR
3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

Price: $1568.00

good price wise and for doom3/hl2? 😱
obviously compared to if i built my own, as of now i got an antec case, plus a SB audigy

just thinking it might cost me about the same with less hassle =/

 

[v44]

anyone? =[