This Vs. This!???

[mammikoura]

im so out of it today sry, it might be a slight bottleneck but not much. but then again u have 2.5 GIGS of RAM so yeah it could be more then i think, and ur RAM's speed is only 400 so it could be a bad bottleneck, and with a Raptor oh man. i think u should get some of this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

its cheep and reliable, (i have it right now) and then maybe get the 8800

yes.. you definitely are out of it today.
The ram = ddr2.
His mobo = ddr

 

[Remeniz]

AMD Opteron Dualcore 180 (revE6)
AMD Opteron Dualcore 185 (revE6)

Athlon 64 FX-57 (rev.E4)
Athlon 64 FX-60 (rev.E6)

Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4600+ revE4
Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4600+ revE6
Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4800+ revE6


Any one of these CPU's would improve your system performance. I have a similar board to you and I would go for the Opteron 185 or the 64 X2 4800+. The FX 60 would be the 'business' but it's very expensive if you can find a new one. The Opteron 185 is similar but with a locked multiplier.

 

[worshipme]

[yes it is a dual core.. do you think it would be that much of a bottleneck??

No, it would not be a bottleneck, especially if you can get the clock speeds up a bit. Modern games are much more GPU bound and like Nvidia says, soon, we won't even need a CPU. The 8800GTS at that price is a very good buy, so I'd say get that, but check HD 3850 prices first, as it performs as well as the G80 GTS but is more energy efficient (55nm) and much more overclockable.

EDIT: I'd go for this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241068

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122048

which one is better.. just going to make an minuscule upgrade...

Their not an at all significant upgrade from 2x 7800GT

 

[_-..zKiLLA..-_]

Their not an at all significant upgrade from 2x 7800GT

true. the next upgrade id do is maybe a new mobo and a 5000+ black. (might have to save for a little while longer) and then down the road maybe some DDR2 RAM

 

[worshipme]

Oh yes, I just noticed he has two 7800GTs and not one. It's not worth the upgrade.