Hi, my name is Eri.

I thought of building a new computer.

but before that I got a very serious question. Is it the time of the year to make a upgrade or should I wait for better technology? because I heard that AM2 and Conroe are having compatibility issues, like new mobos are coming out later this year, so Should I wait or not?

So far I got the processor and the PSU down, I'm on a 1000 Budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735

I dont know which mobo to buy yet either a ATI xPress 3200 or Nvidia 590 SLI

Im goign to wait for the Dx10 VIdeo cards to come out so I wont be buying a video card anytime soon. What I do need advice on is what kind of ram, mobo and PSU I have to buy. Will that 550W make it? or is it too weak?

Please help me I never built a PC myself.

PS. I will be using my old HDD and DVD drives so that is no problem.

You posted the same link twice.

I'm not an Intel fan but it's hard to argue with the benchtests that show the clear superiority of the Conroe. It easily beats anything AMD currently has available, not to mention all P4's that preceded it.

Right now, the AM2 offers little advantage over the S939, other than the ability to use DDR2 RAM. Who knows what AMD has in store for the future though?

Personally, I would go with the S939 3700+ San Diego, a board based on the nForce4 Ultra chipset, 1GB PC3200 RAM (2 x 512MB) or possibly 2GB (2 x 1GB), a decent PCI-E video card, & a decent 400-500W PSU that conforms to the ATX12V 2.x standard w/dual +12v rails of 18A each.

But that's just me.... ;)

I guess I'll wait for new stuff then because the Conroe processors start from up to $600 and i dont have that kind of money.

I'll surely wait for DX10 cards though..

You didnt answer my questiont thought is it the time to upgrade or should I wait?

my first home build 2006 winfast nf325ogk8aa amd socket754 64 processor new 500w top range pws 1500+ ram fx5500 g;c this is a very chip rebuild i game a lot it works great the only hitch is nivada tune up it conflicts with its own settings go cheap with first rebuid if u miss up it dont burn u its not has easy has u think.