05-09-2009, 08:22 AM
Depending on the kind of money you've got to spend really..A computer case would be a good start of course 
They come in a couple different sizes Micro,Mid tower and full towers>I would suggest at least a mid tower case for more room and for your components.You have your choices between a Intel system or a Amd system again depending on your budget,Amd is low on prices and with dependable performance.Basically when searching for a motherboard/processor check the motherboards compatibility and then move onto finding a cpu that will work with the motherboard.Say you went with a AMD motherboard that supports,AM+2/AM2 socket types and is supportive of these types of processor models Phenom FX/Phenom/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 you would then need to find a processor that is either a AM+2 or a AM2 socket type.Really its not that difficult as to finding what supports each other and what doesn't...This motherboard here would be a good board useful for the future upgrades as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813135075
Here is a decent processor from what you have now and will bump you up in performance for multitasking http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103210 If you were to get that motherboard or pretty much any newer motherboard they usually support DDR2 1066/800 Ram witch is way better in performance compared to your 512MB PC2100 ram you've got now lol.You will need at least a 450Wattage power supply with 6 pin PCIExpress connector or two for using SLI/Dual video cards,If you decide to run SLI with gpu's then you would want to get a higher wattage psu.
Hopefully i made myself pretty clear for you to understand
As for a video card the ATI 4830's are pretty damn cheap right now and have a little better performance over the 9800GT'S but that's up to you what video card you decide with,but i really suggest using newegg.com because there prices are extremely low with lots of free shipping compared to other online computer stores..
Ay good luck to ya dude,Its a fun thing to get into and very educating
They come in a couple different sizes Micro,Mid tower and full towers>I would suggest at least a mid tower case for more room and for your components.You have your choices between a Intel system or a Amd system again depending on your budget,Amd is low on prices and with dependable performance.Basically when searching for a motherboard/processor check the motherboards compatibility and then move onto finding a cpu that will work with the motherboard.Say you went with a AMD motherboard that supports,AM+2/AM2 socket types and is supportive of these types of processor models Phenom FX/Phenom/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 you would then need to find a processor that is either a AM+2 or a AM2 socket type.Really its not that difficult as to finding what supports each other and what doesn't...This motherboard here would be a good board useful for the future upgrades as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813135075Here is a decent processor from what you have now and will bump you up in performance for multitasking http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103210 If you were to get that motherboard or pretty much any newer motherboard they usually support DDR2 1066/800 Ram witch is way better in performance compared to your 512MB PC2100 ram you've got now lol.You will need at least a 450Wattage power supply with 6 pin PCIExpress connector or two for using SLI/Dual video cards,If you decide to run SLI with gpu's then you would want to get a higher wattage psu.
Hopefully i made myself pretty clear for you to understand
As for a video card the ATI 4830's are pretty damn cheap right now and have a little better performance over the 9800GT'S but that's up to you what video card you decide with,but i really suggest using newegg.com because there prices are extremely low with lots of free shipping compared to other online computer stores..Ay good luck to ya dude,Its a fun thing to get into and very educating