k guys...here a jist of my pc config..
ATHLON XP 2400+
ASUS A7N266 VM/SE
256 DDR
40 GB HDD
300W power supply

i had upgraded my pc 2 YRS back but made a gr8 mistake by choosing this mobo with just an AGP4x slot..

now i got myself into BIG trouble not able to play san andreas,half life2,doom3,driver etc etc...so pls help me out...my idea is as follows..pls give corresponding products with rates,buy back rate for my old mobo,HDD&RAM...and also any modifications as such whereever u feel like...budjet 25k

1.I need an ASUS or MSI mobo with pci express slot...pls suggest one..with 533 MHz bus

2.about 1GB 533Mhz RAM.is it really WORTH going in for DDR2(r they into the market??) or can i settle down with just DDR....guess i will have to go for higher mobos if i need DDR2???

3.a seagate 80GB or 160GB HDD....7200rpm preferably

4.here comes the gr8 trouble..pls keep the games i said in mind and i want to be able to play all games that will be released for another 2-2.5 yrs atleast....what i have in mind is the common gforce fx 5600...or anythin better(budjet-9k)

5.pls suggest suitable mainboards in both ASUS and MSI for the gforce fx 5600 and ati radeon.....(within 9k)

6.is my power supply enough...i got a dvd writer,combo drive,cd-drive,Network Interface Card,TV tuner card and of course the yet to be installed graphics card.....

thanks...!!

if you in fact had a buget of 25K you could buy anything! you wanted, ill post you the specs of the comp i just built for me , it cost 1.7k In Euros

AM264 4600 X2 550 Units of Moneys
MSI NEO Platinum Mobo 155 Units of Moneys
Gefroce 7950GX2 619 Units of Moneys
2 x 512 DDR2 Ram Crossair 110 Units of Moneys
Segate Baracuda7200rpm 320Gig 110 Units of Moneys
Big Expensive CASE 150 Units of Moneys
550watt Power 100 Units of Moneys
DVD Burner 50 Units of Moneys
guess that was a gr8 error by me...oops...sorry!!i was refering to my currency,,,anyways ma budget is just 550US$....www.newegg.com and have a look around.

www.ebay.com

to see what comparable units are selling for ($100 or less, I imagine).thank a lot lot for u guys.!!..finally upgraded my system and its rockin.....:cool:

AMD ATHLON64 3000+
ASUS A8N-CM/VSM
1GB TRANSCEND
XFX GEFORCE 7600GS
250GB SEAGATE SATA
LG DVD-RW