Need help picking parts for computer... Yes.. I know.. Another one.

[ThisKory]

Ok well I want to build a gaming computer and am still not sure of what parts to get.. I have a few choices and here they are..

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546 ---- Or ---- AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2000MHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

Motherboard - ABIT KN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127225 ---- or ---- Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128301

Video Card - eVGA 256-P2-N564 Geforce 7900GT KO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130015

RAM - CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2pt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575 ---- or ---- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231047

HD - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

Optical Drive - NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE/ATAPI 16X DVD±R DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

Case - Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132

Just need some advice.. What parts would you change and what would you keep?

 

[Lord AnthraX]

Change the motherboard to either DFI lanparty Ultra-D Or MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum....go with the G.SKILL Ram and defiantly the x2 4400+ unless since you picked out good ram already you can get a Opteron 165/170 and OC it. Dual core is essintial in buying a high end PC at this point in time.

 

[cwiz]

i would get the 3800+ and save a couple hundred for the Conroe... the 4400+ isnt that much better, just more L2 cache, which i am told will only increase performance by ~10%. It's still dual core, but waaaay less expensive