New Gaming System Help

[stargalaqtic]

So I have somehow gotten sucked back into the world of computer gaming. For the longest I was happy with my consoles, but after spending a week at my friends house who does not own a console at all. I need to get back into PC gaming. Just looking for a litte help on building my rig. So far I am thinking of A Asus P5N32 - Sli Deluxe board w/ Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz. And a eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX Geforce 7600GT video card. Can anyone recommend ram?, and not the crazy $$$ ram. Just stable and able to get me gaming.

 

[tifc8lraz]

I would get a least a gig of brand name ram if you're going to be gaming a bit. If you're a heavy gamer, at least 1.5gb of it.

 

[stargalaqtic]

OK I did some more research and I found that the motherboard I first chose has horrible overclocking ability. So I am going to go with a new motherboard, I am having trouble finding one. I am looking for one that is stable with decent overclocking abililty. Any help? How about you sir... . .. yes you reading this post. Help a gamer out.

 

[F1N3ST]

Ok, heres my 2 cents, get the core 2 duo E6300, and get a better video card, or dont plan on playing at very high resolutions.

 

[stargalaqtic]

^ ok I don't want to step down the processor, but hey let me know what some good video cards are. I thought eVga made good video cards, thanks for the comment.

 

[tifc8lraz]

First, what is your budget for the system (or just the vid card)?

 

[F1N3ST]

A X1900GT a 7900GT a 7900GS a 7950GT 7950GX2. Those are the best and the best is a X1950XTX.

 

[tifc8lraz]

I've never heard of the 7950gt. Did it just come out?

EDIT:
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/949/

 

[danielb]

https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic59015.html GA-965P-DS3

 

[stargalaqtic]

Ok video card is taken care of, my friend is giving me his. Good thing cause wow I never knew Video card can cost up to 500. So now I just need to know of a good motherboard that supports intels duo 2, and I will be good.