GPU and motherboard, need opinions/suggestions

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#1 Spartan8907
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I have a GPU and motherboard in mind, but I'm looking for some second opinions. Also, let me say that I'm not looking to build some monster of a rig with outstanding performance.

GPU: I have a limited budget, which is about $100, for a graphics card. I am, however, willing to go a little higher.

Foxconn FV-Ny9SM2D2-OC GeForce 7900GS 256MB

This 7900GS will cost about $105. I've read that overclocked, which this card is, beats the Radeon X1950 PRO. My question is, can anyone suggest a GPU for similar price that outperforms this 7900GS?

Please dont say get an 8800 GT because as much as I would love to get one, its just out of my price range. I havent completely ruled it out, but I need to wait and see how christmas goes. $$$?

Motherboard: As I so stated, I dont have money to throw around. I'm looking for a motherboard for around, or under, $100, that will give me the best performance for the money. My knowledge of mobos and their makers is lacking at best. So, this is where I'm really looking for some help. I've found the motherboard listed below for $80.

EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Mothreboard

I'm not 100% sure about the quality or reliability of this board. Will this mobo be good enough? Is there a better performing motherboard for about the same price? Overclocking is optional for me. I dont need to OC, but I'd like to know I can.

I'm looking to run it with an Intel E6300 or E6400 and 2gb of OCZ DDR2-800 RAM on a 19" monitor (max resolution: 1280x1024). I also need suggestions for a power supply that can run everything and is reliable.

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#2 Spartan8907
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Bump. Anyone want to help me out here?
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#3 RichterBelmont7
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That GPU is good for the price and frankly I can't really think of anything that would beat one OCed at that price bracket. The motherboard should be fine, but if you are willing to spend a bit more I'm betting you could probably find something a lot better (AMD guy, so I don't really know for sure), just make sure your case accomodates it.

uATX isn't the same as ATX and not all cases that use ATX can use uATX.
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uATX isn't the same as ATX and not all cases that use ATX can use uATX. RichterBelmont7
Somethings not right. You're telling me that that board will not fit in a standard ATX case when listed that boards specs, it says, Form Factor: ATX, Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6". Now I could be wrong, but isnt that the standard dimensions for all ATX mobos?
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Foxconn 7900GS is pretty good,but a Sapphire HD 2600XT will fare a lot better in newer games like UT3 and Crysisnot to mention its a bit cheaper ($100 WITHOUT rebates)

As for the board,eVGA 650i Ultra is a pretty good OCer,but Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L is a few bucks cheaper and a better quality board and OC's pretty good aswell

PSU-wise,get Corsair VX450W or Antec Earthwatts 380W,oh and E6300's/E6400's aren't worth your money anymore,E2160 or E4400 are far cheaper and perform practically similar.

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If the HD 2600xt really done fare better in newer games, then I'll definitely consider that card over the 7900GS.

The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L looks to be a good motherboard. But one thing threw me off. On newegg, under specifications, it says its dimensions are 12.0" x 8.3". Is that a typo? I thought the standard was 12.0" x 9.6". My question now is, will this board fit in standard sized ATX cases?

Also, if those lower end CPUs really do perform similarly, I'll be looking at one of those instead. How well does the E2160 and E4400 stack up against the E6300?

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#7 RichterBelmont7
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[QUOTE="RichterBelmont7"]uATX isn't the same as ATX and not all cases that use ATX can use uATX. Spartan8907
Somethings not right. You're telling me that that board will not fit in a standard ATX case when listed that boards specs, it says, Form Factor: ATX, Dimensions: 12.0" x 9.6". Now I could be wrong, but isnt that the standard dimensions for all ATX mobos?

Thats an ATX form factor alright. Suppose I should have done a better job at looking at that (it was late) uATX on the otherhand is a fair bit smaller than ATX (9.6" x 8.4").