How good is this, also double check to see of everything is compatible...

CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
$77.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103210

Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014

Memory
- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Hard Drive
- Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075

Video Card
- PNY XLR8 VCG88GTS32XPB GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$119.99 (Go Sli for $228.88)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133193

Power Supply
- Rosewill RX750-S-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V TUV, FCC, UL, CE, RoHS - Retail
$99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182067

CD/DVD Rom Drive
- LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM
$21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228

Computer Case
- Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$79.99 (59.99 After Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133058

I was going to quote but the siz of the post stoped me :lol:

I see your PC is only PCI, they do make 8600 in PCI.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26425427&page=0

Angry_Bosmer

I just looked at 8600GT's and i saw this

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206805712&listingid=23607907&dcaid=17902

It would work right?

I ran a PC Wizard 2008 and i copied the info under mainboard... here it is, which type of cards can i use? AGP or PCI?

>

> Manufacturer : HP Pavilion 061

>> General Information
Product : EP027AA-ABA a1209n
Version : 0nx1211RE101GUPPY00
Serial Number : MXF548036R NA540
Unique ID : 80152C99-C6605510-B00CA698-EABDAD27
SKU : Unspecified
Family : Unspecified
Start mode : Power Switch

>> OEM Information
Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Company
Model : HP Pavilion
OEM #1 : bid=54NAheBLU3,54NAheBLU1;C_MOJ;IS.N60d;KBDRV;MDVD_STD;MSENC;MSM
OEM #2 : ON_STD;PROD_MSWORKS;QUIF_NUE;RP_STD;SDMED_PLS;SFCHK;WD_SE;##
OEM #3 : Unspecified
OEM #4 : Unspecified
OEM #5 : Unspecified
OEM #6 : Unspecified
OEM #7 : Unspecified
OEM #8 : Unspecified
OEM #9 : Unspecified
OEM #10 : Unspecified
OEM #11 : Unspecified
OEM #12 : Unspecified
OEM #13 : Unspecified
OEM #14 : Unspecified
OEM #15 : Unspecified
OEM #16 : Unspecified

> Mainboard : Asus Guppy

>> General Information
Manufacturer : ASUSTek Computer INC. (Asus)
Product : Guppy
Version : 1.03
Serial Number : MB-1234567890
Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4

>> Chassis Information
Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard
Type : Desktop
Version : 1111
Serial Number : Unspecified
Asset : Unspecified

>> Sensor Information
Hardware Monitoring : ITE IT8712F

>> On-Board Device Information
Embedded Controller : Yes

>> Slots Information
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v

>> External Connectors
Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male
Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female
Keyboard : PS/2
Mouse : PS/2
Video : DB-15 female
Network : RJ-45

>> Internal Connectors
PRIMARY IDE : On Board IDE
SECONDARY IDE : On Board IDE
FDD : On Board Floppy
COM1 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
COM2 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
LPT1 : DB25 female
PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2
PS/2 Mouse : PS/2

> Bios : Phoenix Technologies, LTD

>> General Information
Manufacturer : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version : 3.08
Date : 05/09/2005 (mm/dd/yyyy)
Address : 0x0 on 512 KB
Copyright : Copyright (C) 2005, Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Motherboard ID : 05/09/2005-845GV-ICH4-P4GV-LA-00
OEM Signature : Copyright 2005 by Hewlett-Packard Company Rev. 3.08
DMI Version : 2.4

>> Characteristics
Flashable : Yes
Socketed : Yes

>> Functionality
APM : Yes
ACPI : Yes
ESCD : Yes
PnP : Yes
PCI : Yes
ISA : No
AGP : No
USB : Yes
PCMCIA : No
Smart Battery : No

>> Boot Information
Selectable Boot : Yes
CD-ROM Boot : Yes
PC Card (PCMCIA) Boot : No
I20 Boot : No
LS-120 Boot : Yes
1394 Boot : No
ATAPI ZIP Boot : Yes
Network Boot : Yes

> Chipset : Intel i845G

>> General Information
NorthBridge : Intel i845G
SouthBridge : 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge

>> NorthBridge Information
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Hewlett-Packard Company)
Codename : Brookdale-G
Revision : B1
Bus Speed : 133.3 MHz
FSB Frequency : 533.3 MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 533 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR (266 MHz)

>> Memory Information
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2700
Frequency : 166.7 MHz
DRAM/FSB Ratio : 5/4
Activated Channels : Single
ECC Diagnostic : No
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer : 16 clocks
Shared Memory (video) : Yes

>> Bus Information
AGP enabled : No

>> Video Information
Integrated Controller : Yes
Enabled : Yes
Frame Buffer : 8192 KB

>> APIC Information
Version : 2.00
Maximum Interrupts : 24
IRQ Handler enabled : Yes

>> Hub Interface Information
Version : 1.00
Time Slice : 0
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Frequency : 4x (264 MHz)
Multiplier : 1/1x

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : No
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : Yes
PCI Support : Vendor-Dependant

> Physical Memory : 512 MB DDR-SDRAM

>> General Information
A0 (RAS 0) : 512 (Single Bank)
A1 : Empty

>> Information SPD EEPROM (A0)
Manufacturer : Hyundai Electronics
Part Number : HYMD564 646CP8JD43
Serial Number : Unspecified
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC-3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
Size : 512 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 2.5v
Prefetch Buffer : 2-bit
Manufacture : Week 67 of 2005
Supported Frequencies : 133 MHz, 166 MHz, 200 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz, 8 clocks @200 MHz

>> Memory Controller Information
Memory Controller : System Memory
Location : Mainboard
Error Correction Capability : No
Number of connectors : 2
Max. Module Size : 2048 KB

> LPC bus : Yes

>> Bus Information
Type : ISA - LPC
Device : 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge
Revision : 02
Number of ISA Connectors : 0
Frequency : 8 MHz
Multiplier : 1/4x
DMA Speed : 4 MHz
Multiplier : 1/2x

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : Yes
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : Yes
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : No

> PCI Bus : No

> AGP Bus : Yes

>> Bus Information
Number of AGP connectors : 1

>> Bus Information
Device : AR5212 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter
Device : 56k V.90 Modem
Device : RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
Device : VT6306 VIA Fire II IEEE-1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller

> USB Bus : Yes

>> Device Information
Device : 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1
Version : 1.0
Interface : UHCI
Frequency : 48 MHz

>> Device Information
Device : 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2
Version : 1.0
Interface : UHCI
Frequency : 48 MHz

>> Device Information
Device : 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3
Version : 1.0
Interface : UHCI
Frequency : 48 MHz

>> Device Information
Device : 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller
Version : 2.0
Interface : EHCI

> SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes

>> General Information
Device : 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller
Revision : 2
Frequency : 16 KHz
Address : 0x500

>> Device Capabilities (PCI)
I/O Access : Yes
Memory Access : No
Bus Master Capable : No
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : No
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : No

> Bus HyperTransport : No

> Bus CardBus : No

> Bus FireWire : Yes

>> Bus Information
Device : VT6306 VIA Fire II IEEE-1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller
Version : 1.00
Speed : 400 MHz

i just got the PC Wizard 2008 and my PC is actually really good. It needs a new graphics card and more ram though. When i was running the program i was looking at the power part and how can i tell if i'm able to use a 8600 card? What do i look for?

here are the specs that i thought might be useful

>

> Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Company

> Mainboard : Asus Guppy

> Chipset : Intel i845G

> Processor : Intel Celeron D 345J @ 3066 MHz

> Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR-SDRAM ) I'm going to get another gig or two whe i get the card.

> Video Card : Intel Corporation 82845G/GL/GV/GE/PE Integrated Graphics Device

> Hard Disk : Maxtor (200 GB)

> DVD-Rom Drive : HP DVD Writer 740r

> Monitor Type : ViewSonic VA1930wm - 19 inches

> Network Card : Atheros Communications Inc AR5212 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter

> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter

> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2

> DirectX : Version 9.0c (May 2007)

And heres the power

>

> Hardware Monitoring : ITE IT8712F

>> General Information
ISA Address : 0x290
Support : Guppy

>> Sensor Information
Sensor : ITE IT8712F
Mode : ISA (SuperIO LPC)
PECI Mode : No
Chassis intrusion : Yes

> Processor Fan : 1757 rpm

> Chassis Fan : 1205 rpm

> ACPI Thermal Zone : 0 °C

>> General Information
ACPI Thermal Zone #1 : 40 °C

> Hard Disk Monitoring : S.M.A.R.T

> Hard Disk Temperature Maxtor 6L200P0 : 39 °C