need some feedback on m/b and memory purchase

CombatWombat

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hi im about to purchase a few upgrades to get me through the college year( im trying not to buy another graphix card b4 (sli) my current setup is as folllows. soyo kt400 dragon ultra an athlon 2600+(360 fsb @2.25 ghz non barton) and 1gig of pc2700 corsair 2-2-2-6@ 360mhz ddr.a geforce fx 5900 (400core 960 mem)i am trying to get more doom 3 preformance. the upgrades im thinking about are
an msi nforce 2 ultra 400 chipset board and 1 gig of ddr400 (ocz enhanced latency) to put in dual channel. do u guys think this is a wise choice ? if not pls post what u think i should buy spending only about $300
thanks!
 
I would jump platforms to A64 and E-Bay your old parts. $300.00 will get you an A64-3200 and a motherboard.

Abit IS7 - 2.8C @ 3.4 - Mushkin PC4000 (2 X 512) - Sapphire 9800Pro - TT 420 watt Pure Power
Samsung 120gb ATA-100 - Maxtor 40gb ATA - 100
Sony DRU-510A - THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!