What's a good build for $800 max?

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Ok, I already have a computer and the specs are:

P4 1.8 processor
80GB Seagate HD
512MB RAM (Well, really 1GB, but can't figure RAM out as said in my other post)
9700PRO 128MB ATI Radeon graphics card
Soundblaster LIVE sound card
Antec tower w/ 300W power supply

Ok, well I want to do a MAJOR upgrade to this build. I want to spend between 600-800 at most. I want to keep the video card and case because that will help cutdown on cost. Would I need a more powerful power supply?

So what I need to know is what's the best way to spend between:

Proccesor
Motherboard
Harddrive
Sound Card

Thank you so much for any suggestions.

-Kyle
 
No idea. It's in a brown looking slot nex to a row of a bunch of identical white slots the sounds card, USB thingy, and internet modem are on. It's in a differnet brown slot just othe right of those.

Sorry, total newb.

EDIT: Oh, and the rig will be used for lots of Music, Internet, Photoshop, and Gaming. So I figured I'll need something pretty powerful.
 
okay, well judging by the processor, I'm assuming it's AGP.

Here's one scenario
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester - $322
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-K8U-939 - $58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128307
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 250GB - $104.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148065
total: $484.50

I always use the onboard audio, so I didn't include a soundcard. You don't really need one. I've determined that the 250gb is the best value with the lowest cost per gb. So, unless you have bigger storage needs, that's the one I would go with.

There's still plenty left over, so you could upgrade the processor to this one instead(same other parts):
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester - $400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103547

that's a total of $562.50 for the upgrade with the second processor, and still plenty left over for a nice new power supply.

There was a thread with long discussion about choosing a power supply recently. It's on the uber budget PC thread, I believe.
 
Well i say upgrade your processor which means upgrade your ram which means upgrading your video card which means upgrading your video card which means upgrading your whole computer which means your buying a whole new computer :)

for 600-800 you can build a nice AMD system with an AGP graphics port for your 9700

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
MSI K8N NEo2-PLATINUM *o what a suprise im selling mines because i have PCIE-16 so you can buy my mobo :D how wonderful*
9700 your graphics card
Corsair valueselect 1GB
Fortron 450W power supply
 
It doesn't work with an AGP video card. It has a PCI-E slot. It would work, though, for the processors I listed. But you couldn't use your graphics card.
 
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