motherboard help please

celina728

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I'm in the process of building a new computer.
I have the cpu(Intel E8400,socket 775)
I have been looking at motherboards and I like the Asus P5Q.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008660
If I get this board,I will also need a video card,ram,and most likely a new hard sata drive(mine is only 80gb).
My old system is a P4 cpu,MSI board(matx)1gb-184 pin ram,80gb hard drive,2 dvd's/rw's and I think a 500 w power supply.
The one problem I am having is that my case is an old E-machine case and I am not sure if the Asus board will fit, so I might need a new case also.
Any suggestions?
Thanks All:confused:
 
To be honest I would get everything new. Get a new case and everything. (This is all from your website you suggested)

For a video card I would get a ASUS. (ASUS ENGTS250 DK/HTDI/1GD3 Geforce GTS 250 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail) This is from this website (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010248)
$153.99

Hard Drive (if you need) (SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 16MB Hard Drive Bulk) $50.00

Cover (case): (THERMALTAKE VI1000BNS Steel Mid Chassis Black Mid Tower Case Retail) $77.99

CPU: INTEL BX80571E7400 Core™ 2 Duo E7400 2.80 GHz 1066 MHz Socket 775 3MB Desktop Processor Retail $109

RAM: (DDR2 1200)

Power Supply: (Should come with the box)
 
Thanks lukie01,
I have the new cpu E8400.
The video card that you suggested is more than I can afford.
I'm not into gaming except simple games like chuzzle,bejeweled, and so forth.
Mostly I use the computer for internet seaching, emails, and photo stuff.
My monitor is a 17" flat screen Microtek(815C)model so the video card just needs to be a mid card, perfer under $100. as my budget is limited.
Any other suggestions will be welcome.
Thanks
 
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