Computer rebuilding... HELP!!!

Hi, After watching the new LOTR online trailers, and missing cs... i want to fix my comp up, but i kinda need some suggestions, heres what i have and THINK i could still use but maybe you guys feel differently, keep inmind i want a comp thats gonna have some pretty nice graphics but runs nice and smooth as well,

I have 1.5 gbs of ram, a X800, now thats stuff that i think i should keep lol

What would u suggest on a new motherboard AND processor, keep in mind i wanna keeo it around 500 bucks and that my x800 is agp... 

Unless you've got a seriously crippled processor, you should be able to handle the Lord of the Rings Online without breaking a sweat. If you want to make a worthwhile upgrade, you're going to have to ditch that AGP card, and most likely that RAM as well.

Just in case though, go here, select your game from the list, and see where you fall in the grand scheme of things. 

yea i didnt wanna tell my processor cause its really sad... its been awhile since ive done anything with it and didnt have the cash to fix it up... but its a 1.30 ghz... :( sad i nkow... so plz dont laugh... anyways if you guys could keep having some suggestions for me that would be great :)duffman0hy3a

There is one way I can think of:  The ASRock Dual VSTA board. It supports AGP and PCI-e, as well as DDR and DDR2 RAM, which means you can make your transition slowly. It retails for around $60.

For the processor, the E4300 is a good way to go - don't be fooled by its low clockspeed, that thing is hugely more efficient with those clocks than any other processor model on the market.

Unfortunately for you, the move to Core 2 Duo is going to mean you'll need new RAM as well. Fortunately, 2GB prices are dropping quite a bit, so these sticks should do the trick. 2x1GB for $80 is hard to argue with.

So far, you've only spent around $250 - that leaves you plenty of money for a new case, hard drive, and operating system if you decide to get new ones (you'll probably need a new copy of your operating system anyway).

Right - with $1k, you can get:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

Gigabyte GA-NF650ISLI-DS4 motherboard

2x1GB G.Skill DDR2 800 RAM

320MB 8800GTS graphics card

Seagate 7200.10 250GB hard drive

Corsair HX520w power supply (enough for SLI later on down the line)

Cooler Master Centurion 5 case

Copy of Windows Vista 

Case

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119047

 Mobo

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131142

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817189005

CPU

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115013

Ram

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098

 HD

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148144

DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827131047 

Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133193 

Vista

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116195

total=$961 which is under your budget so you can edit things and make changes

These are great! there is one questiong i have... should i get vista or xp?duffman0hy3a

If you are planning to uppgrade to 4 gigs in the future vista will be a good idea (64 bit), as xp and vista 32 bit can only adress 4 gigs of ram, and they both lock it at 2.75 gigs of ram.