Need some help with upgrading

[Silent Xenocide]

Here's a simple solution. Get them separately. Here's the motherboard first:

MSI K8N Neo4-F NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1366536&CatId=0

Now for the CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 512KB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Venice Core / Processor with Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1366603&CatId=0

This is the most basic CPU you can get for that motherboard. It is a good performing CPU.

RAM:

Corsair Value Select Dual Channel 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory ( 2 x 512MB )
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=669365&CatId=1838

Basic stuff, but great performance.

You said something about PCIe and AGP does that play in with the Motherboard you just gave a link to.

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Yes. That motherboard includes the latest in technology which include the new graphical interface PCI-e. It is twice as fast as high speed AGP slots. Also, get this for the video card:

XFX GeForce 6600 GT / 128MB DDR3 / PCI Express / SLI / Dual DVI / TV Out / Video Card
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1118390&CatId=0

I tried to find the cheapest, good video card for that motherboard. You can go lower, but if you are a gamer, this is the card for budget users.

 

[Silent Xenocide]

Yes. That motherboard includes the latest in technology which include the new graphical interface PCI-e. It is twice as fast as high speed AGP slots.

All right, so thats where I would plug a graphics card in right? I am looking at Hard Drives right now because, if I build a new computer, I'm pretty sure I'll need one. But I can't really tell the difference between them, to me it looks just like space.

 

[TRDCorolla1]

For hard drives, you can get this one:

Western Digital / Caviar SE / 80GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-150 / Hard Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592

80GB is a good storage size. Once you start buying games and downloading stuff from the Internet, you'll need the extra space.

 

[Silent Xenocide]

For hard drives, you can get this one:

Western Digital / Caviar SE / 80GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-150 / Hard Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592

80GB is a good storage size. Once you start buying games and downloading stuff from the Internet, you'll need the extra space.

I know, I have a 27 gig HDD and right now 6 gb free with zero games installed.

 

[Silent Xenocide]

This graphics card doesn't look to bad in my opinion, link

 

[TRDCorolla1]

That's pretty high for just a base 6600 video card. I personally feel the XFX one is much better and priced the same as the 6600 you liniked.

 

[rdcmmnst]

this is turning into amd vs intel and ati vs nvidia battle again. He needs 2 decide on what he wants in a comp the exact price and move from there.