Okay after talking to several of the guys I have changed my mind and am actually going away from intel and asus. So now that I am venturing into unknown territory I am gonna post what I am looking at getting. For those of you with a technical bent please take a look and see if it looks good as well as I haven't missed something conflicts or wont work together. For the money I want to spend this works as well as allow me to upgrade to say 2 vid cards or maybe a SSD HD down the road.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130565 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849 processor
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=AA76886&pagetitle=Thermaltake%20TR2%20TRX-1000M%201000W%20ATX%2012V%20v2.3%20/%20EPS%2012V  power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136544 HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324 memory

Almost forgot I am have the Nvidia GTX 460 and an Antec 900 case; only running one card at the moment but may go with 2 at some point. Take a look and see what you think; any input is appreciated.

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Read this review:

MSI 890

For an AMD build and the price its a great gaming machine.

All the best

Why are you switching to AMD?  Simply because of price?

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Well I was asking questions this morning about the potential upgrades I was gonna get and was told by several that AMD is actually a better processor for gaming which is basically what my rig is for. I have never actually had an AMD and I liked the suggestion someone made plus the price was pretty good too. So willing to give it a try.

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more bang for your buck i have always had amd and for a budget builder you cant go wrong

LOOKS GOOD WOLFIE!!!   I love my AMD cpu, has been a work horse at gaming and everything else!  Good choice on the Thermaltake Modular I have the 850W and it has been very consistent and adaptable, plus you don't have all the extra cables in your case to deal with!!  I have not used the XMS3 RAM, but I am a die hard fan of Corsair RAM, so you should be happy with those sticks!  I like WD hard drives, but wonder why you did not pick the RAPTOR or VelociRAPTOR which have faster disk speeds?  I have never used and MSI mobo, so I can not give you feedback there!   Good luck with the build and if you get in a bind putting it all together, please give me a shout!!!

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We had a discussion on it the other night and with the 6g/s transfer rate versus the money it was gonna cost me for the vraptor there wasnt gonna be much difference. But it is still something I may look at before I order. I wanted a SSD but still little expensive plus til I am sure they last longer than a year I am not gonna put that money out for one.

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