Avinyas and all posters here, your concepts are pretty weak. Let me explain.
1) A faster CPU is a little faster in most games than a lower CPU. True
But, do you need all that performance power if you game and have a good graphic card. No
If I buy a high end CPU with a mainstream CPU, will I be able to compensate that GPU power by the CPU. No
A64 3200 + 1900XT > E6600 + 7600GT for most of today's games
A64 3200 + 7600GT>= E6600 + 7600GS for most of today's games
When I mean greater in the first case, I mean greater by a lot.
The A64 will play MW on 12X10 MAX AA AF or higher just fine whereas your system will be play it on 10X7 MAX no AA no AF at the very most, maybe something lor than this.
A low end CPU with a high end CPU can do the job.
A mainstream CPU with a performance mainstream/high end CPU is good as well.
However a mainstream CPU with a upper mainstream GPU is not that good, or anywhere close. A high end CPU with a low end GPU is crap.
E6300 + 7900GT = 10X7/12X10 MAX with or with AA and AF in even todays more intensive games.
E6600 + 7600GT = 10X7 Med or up to 10X7 Max no AA/AF in the same kind of ames
E6600 + 7600GS = 10X7 Med or even low for the same kind of games. or maybe med to high.
You simply won't be benefited enough by a E6600. Although it is better, it is not in your budget. Why don't you get a E6700. Because it is not in your budget. Similarly the P5W is not in your budget either.
For gaming, GPU is all that counts. PERIOD.
You just need the right amount of RAM with it and as of now a weak CPU mostly does the job.
2)1GB of RAM won't cut it. You can get X6800 + 1950XTX and yet your gameplay will be crap unless you have atleast 2GB RAM. You will need >1GB RAM in games like BF2, FEAR, Quake 4 and maybe more, mostly probably GRAW and maybe Prey as well. All near future games will need 2-4GB RAM for optimum play.
3)A weak GPU is not going to cut it. You can do google etc but it won't cut it. As for overclockability for CPU, E6400 is very good and E6300 isn't bad either. After you overclock them you have all the performance in the world that you need.
4)Get P5B or DS3, anything over that is not in your budget at all and even these aren't in your budget. What the hell will you do with a lot more slots. DS3 is a good overclocker as well, but there is no point of overclocking to play at 800*600 low settings when you can get to play at 12X10 MAX without overclocking.
5)Please tell you total budget and your prime usage?
6)7600GT is not enough how ever, playability as follows:
Low Intensive games : 12X10 MAX or higher : UT04, San Andreas
Med Intensive Games : 10X7 MAX no AA : MW HL2:Loast Coast(may run better) etc
Max Intensive Games : FEAR: 10X7 MAX no AA no AF no softshadows
Oblivion : 10X7 Med
GRAW : 10X7 Med
Near future max intensive games: 10X7 low to med or med
Near future med intensive games: 10X7 med or 10X7 med to high/max
