Thanks for the suggestions, I will go with the ABIT board, different HDD and probably one of the ~$50 suggested PSU's.
I originally wanted a 3800 x2 so I will switch back to that also.
Is the x800gto comparable to the 7600gt performance wise? I will be using the computer for graphics applications like photoshop cs and games like Oblivion. I realize Oblivion is a huge resource beast so I know I cant expect too much.
Although according to an official post on the oblivion forums:
http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/i...owtopic=270923
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Originally Posted by oblivion website
High-End (some of these cards may be "outdated," but just about any given one is OVERKILL for almost any game out there, and will definitely be able to play Oblivion with all the settings enabled)
* Radeon X1600pro
* Radeon X800 & Radeon X800GTO 128MB
* GeForce 6800 (AGP version)
* Radeon X800GTO & Radeon X800GTO˛ (256MB version for either)
* Radeon X1600XT
* GeForce 6800GS (AGP version)
* Radeon X800pro
* GeForce 6800GS (PCI-express version)
* Radeon X850pro
* GeForce 7600GT (preliminary ranking)
* GeForce 6800GT
* Radeon X800XL & Radeon X800GTO 16
* GeForce 7800GS (stock clock; 375MHz core)
* GeForce 6800ultra
* Radeon X800XT
* Radeon X850XT
* GeForce 7800GS (overclocked version; 400-430MHz core)
* Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition
* Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
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With many people complaining about choppy frame rates with 7800gt's and 7900gt's I dont see how a x1600pro "will definitely be able to play Oblivion with all the settings enabled", yea at 10 fps maybe.