New System Needed

AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDX920XCGIBOX - Retail

ASUS M3A78-T AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

EVGA 01G-P3-1285-AR GeForce GTX 285 SC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 - OEM

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

Subtotal: $1,004.93

After Rebates: $959.93

Yeah, an E8400 is going to do the job. And it's way cheaper than quadcores!

Do not go for quad. Buy dual core, for you will never be able to take advantage of 4 cores, at least not in majority games and other applications. www.computorial.blogspot.comcomputorial

Thats not true. These next few years there will be an increase in multithreaded games and applications. It would be a wise investment to buy a good quad core CPU now. Its not a must, but it will be useful.

[QUOTE="computorial"]Do not go for quad. Buy dual core, for you will never be able to take advantage of 4 cores, at least not in majority games and other applications. www.computorial.blogspot.comJSDempsey

Thats not true. These next few years there will be an increase in multithreaded games and applications. It would be a wise investment to buy a good quad core CPU now. Its not a must, but it will be useful.

agreed, and isnt building a new pc about making it as future proof as possible?

If you are really opposed to quad cores, but still want it future proof and cheap, why not go for a tri-core (e.g AMD Phenom II 720 BE)?