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I know this is a tired subject, but if gaming is the primary use then you'll get better framerates dropping to a lower cpu and putting the money into the video card.
A boxed Athlon64 3200 939 goes for ~$160 vs. ~$300 for a 3800. Even with the same video card you won't notice a difference between the cpu's. The 3800 won't do anything for textures or AA levels, or provide more than a couple frames/sec improvement. Put the $140 difference into a better card of whichever series and you'll see a proportional improvement.
I do like DFI, but agree it's a bit much unless you catch a sale. Abit has always worked well for me.
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