I've decided I want to take my Christmas money and upgrade my system. Unfortunately I'm not very good at picking good hardware for what I want to do so I would really appreciate anyone who could provide input on any of the current deals on websites.
I will be replacing my motherboard, graphics card, processor, and RAM so it's pretty much a clean slate. I'll be keeping my 500gb SATA HDD, my 40GB IDE HDD, my light scribe DVD, and my 550w PSU. I'll also be running Windows 7 premium.
I would like to be able to run Modern Warfare 2 on it's highest settings without lag, as well as WoW. My one stipulation is I want a EVGA brand card, because their lifetime warranty is a lifesaver. SLI capability would be nice, but not something I think I can afford at the present.
My current budget is $200 which I know will not buy all the pieces but I'm hoping to get suggestions for the mobo, processor, and RAM at least.
I've always been a AMD fanboy but I'm willing to convert to Intel if I can get more power for less money.
So, can anyone help me this Christmas day? Did I not give information I should have?
I will be replacing my motherboard, graphics card, processor, and RAM so it's pretty much a clean slate. I'll be keeping my 500gb SATA HDD, my 40GB IDE HDD, my light scribe DVD, and my 550w PSU. I'll also be running Windows 7 premium.
I would like to be able to run Modern Warfare 2 on it's highest settings without lag, as well as WoW. My one stipulation is I want a EVGA brand card, because their lifetime warranty is a lifesaver. SLI capability would be nice, but not something I think I can afford at the present.
My current budget is $200 which I know will not buy all the pieces but I'm hoping to get suggestions for the mobo, processor, and RAM at least.
I've always been a AMD fanboy but I'm willing to convert to Intel if I can get more power for less money.
So, can anyone help me this Christmas day? Did I not give information I should have?