Upgrading Instead

[2 F 4 B P]

Yeah, it should fit with no problems. My mobo is a ?ATX too and it's inside a m-ATX case

 

[Lord DragonFire]

I cannot stress enough DO NOT BUY A XFX Motherboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had one that was total garbage. There were so many problems with the BIOS that it was throwing Error Codes that the Techs had no idea what they were. Their tech support consists of having to register, then open trouble tickets, then wait for a 48 hour turn around for an answer.
Or call the 888 number, wait on hold for about 30 minutes just to be told by the "tech" that he has never heard of the bios codes it throws so i could send it in, wait up to 3 weeks for testing and a refurb board sent back. They have a very small support forum on someone elses website that is a joke at best. Go with an ASUS board, Check Newegg for the board reviews. They can tell you ALOT

 

[RationalInsanity]

I didn't think of this until yesterday, but since I'm getting a new motherboard any way, should I get an Intel Core 2 Duo or should I stick with an AMD 64X2?

 

[Kaine]

If the price isn't a big issue C2D's absolutely demolish 64X2 series chips.

E8400/8500 should last you a good while. (They still place in the top of most games benchmarks compared to lower clocked quads as very few games utilize quads, none properly aside from GTA4). You wouldn't be disappointed

 

[RationalInsanity]

This is almost $100 more expensive than the upgrade posted earlier, but hows this look?

CPU
Core 2 Duo E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131369&Tpk=ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Motherboard
RAM
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148216
Thanks again for all the help!

 

[RationalInsanity]

OK, so I'm looking at these two upgrades. Which do you guys think I should go with.

Motherboard
XFX GeForce 8200
CPU
Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition
RAM
PC2-5300 OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
PSU
Thermaltake PurePower 430-watt

or this

CPU
Core 2 Duo E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037
Motherboard
ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc... Motherboard
RAM
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148216
Thermaltake PurePower 430-watt

 

[Kaine]

100% the intel setup if your willing to spend the extra cash. Far more powerful processor that should last you a couple years (possibly more if you decide to OC)

Won't be disappointed with that setup.