http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131600

Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260

Memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148511

HDD

I have a 900 watt PS And, CD Burner and dvd burner IDE Drives.

Also sound card, and Radeon 4850 Vid card.

Suggestions are welcome.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.308218

I'd take something like that instead of spending 170$ and only getting a dual-core CPU. There's really no sense in spending that much money and not getting a quad.

Makes perfect sense getting that dual-core over an AMD quad...if you can get the intel, get the intel....Huge cache on that thing

Would only notice a quad's advantages in certain things, will notice a dual-core in Everything

Well, now that I look at them again, that particular phenom is nice, I'd just reccomend Intel over AMD if you've got the money for it...They really are worth the money

i agree with jefforange im currently running a Phenom II X4 955 currently OC to 3.8 GHz! I will never go back from quad core. Of course i do ALOT of heavy gaming and didnt really want to spend 3 times as much money on an intel core i7 that is 5% faster.

The CPU I linked to has more cache than the Core 2 Duo he's thinking of getting...

But either way, if you're spending less than 200$ on your CPU, there's really no sense in buying Intel.  You'll get a much better product for your money with AMD.

Honestly, Intel doesn't make anything better than AMD and AMD doesn't make anything better than Intel. Whatever delusions you have about that, you better get rid of them. It should only come down to power vs cost and compatability.

ok so if i choose the amd could you link me the CPU AND Motherboard for it please?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

The Core i5 750 is an excellent price and has great performance / dollar.

you can get an i5 quad and motherboard for $30 more than your present build.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.308218

Taks this combo that I linked in the first post.

CPU, motherboard, and 4 GB DDR3.

What are you using the computer for? Any CPU-intensive apps (e.g. video encoding)? Which games and at what resolutions/settings? And what's your budget?

For example, if your CPU work is limited to office tasks and web browsing, you don't need a quad and you certainly don't need an i5. Something like an X3 720, which is $50 less than the E8400 and performs the same in most CPU tasks. Spend more on the GPU for gaming - maybe a 5770 or 5850.

Or, if you are doing a lot of video encoding, go for the i5 750, and spend less on the GPU.

So it depends on your answer to my first questions. Either way though, you can do better on price or performance than the E8400.