nope this one
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=31839&vpn=P5QL%20Pro&manufacture=ASUS
121$ (canadian vs 184$+TAX canadian for tigerdirect.ca ? conclusion TIGERDIRECT ARE EVIL lol j/k
the Lite Is having less sata and maybe not much raid but the pro here as all of it
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30418&vpn=P5Q%20Pro&manufacture=ASUSmarcthpro

Beauty clark.  I come from Canada so I'm a little slooow eh?  I see they have an E-5200 for $106 as well, might go that route.  Thanks for the help everybody, appreciate it!

Looks fine, although bear in mind that you'll need some DDR2 RAM - I assume that your current RAM is just DDR. Also, I would still go for a different motherboard, that Intel one won't clock well. What's wrong with the one that I suggested? It's cheaper and a better board!!manic111

doh, couldn't find it on Tiger Direct... this one? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3940037&CatId=3790

Good point, I forgot to check to see if that Intel mobo was SLI....I based those components on prices from Tigerdirect.ca  They have some pretty good motherboard/CPU combos that will all smoke my current setup.  I should post my 3DMark scores for a good laugh...

Based on the benchmarks I'm seeing, AMD is out for sure. I've owned nothing but AMD since my K6-2 350 since they were better price vs performance, Intel seems to smoke them now, high end and bang for the buck.  The E-7300 is only $50 cheaper than the E-8400.

Asus 4850: $214 w/$30 mail in rebate ( http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=8262 )  The Sapphire card is $30 more, I can't see a difference between the two other than cosmetic?

EC-7300 $149 (tiger direct) - should be good enough for now, I'll upgrade in 6 months

Motherboard - Intel DG45ID $160 ( http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008499&CatId=1533 )  That'll work for now, I can upgrade to a crossfire ready board later.

Will definitely upgrade the PS but probably keep my Antec Sonata II case. 

Looking to upgrade for the first time in a few years (had kids, gaming on hold, more time now).  I mostly play FPS's, sports games and racing games and can live with bumping down the resolution or some quality options.  I figure anything I get will blow away my Athlon 3000+ and dual 6600GT's but still want to try and keep the cost down.

Option 1:

XFX nForce 750a mobo, Athlon X2 5000,  XFX 9800 GT, 2 Gig Kingston DDR2 ram

I don't think my 380W Antec PS would be enough power so I may need to upgrade that as well.  The plan would be to upgrade to a 2nd 9800GT and then a Phenom X4 9980 down the road.  The setup above is about $450 CDN or so.

Option 2:

Intel DG35EC mobo, Core 2 Duo E-8400, XFX 9800GT, 2 gig Corsar dual channel DDR.

Not a great mobo in comparison but from the reviews I've read the E-8400 overclocks great and is pretty cheap now.  same plan, add another 9800GT down the road and upgrade the processor.  This setup is about $530 CDN or so. 

I will be getting Dead Space and Far Cry 2 so something that can play them both reasonably well would be perfect.