If it came down to it I could probably reuse my psu, it's the 500 watter that came with the smilodon case. Has never given me a problem, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to upgrade.

And yeah, after reading through a lot of other posts, it seems Intel is the way to go at the moment.

Hey all, it's been about a year since I last built my computer, and I feel it's time to buy a new mobo, CPU, power supply, and fan for the CPU. I'm going to be reusing some of the parts from my current computer, with a few additions here and there.

Here's what I'm reusing

4 gigs of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156063

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127329&Tpk=8800%2bgt

I'm also going to be buying another 500 gig hdd for storage, in addition to the one I already have (160 gig).

Here's the stuff I want to replace

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103751

I like my AMD processor, but I'm not opposed to getting an Intel. I basically want the most bang for my buck.

I figure I want to spend around 350-400 total, including power supply and fan. If I can spend less, that's always good.

Any help is appreciated.

Yeah it does.

Cool thanks, Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze a little more performance out of this machine.

That would easily overclock a Athlon 64 x2 4200+? I'm new to overclocking but would like to.

My comp's specs are:

500W PSU

2 GIG ram

XP

crap video card that I'm replacing today with a 8800GT.

Gigabyte S3 MoBo.

any help is appreciated.

I'm thinking of upgrading my rig to someting a little more gamer friendly, what would you all suggest?

My current rig :

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 MoBo

2 gigs or ram

160 gig Western Digital HDD

Raidmax Smilodon case W/500 PSU

Win XP SP2

Dvd burner W/Lightscribe

I know I'm buying a new PCU (preferbaly one that's modular) in the next few weeks.

And I know I need a new video card, but which one won't break the bank and still offer good performance (sub $300, so I'm thinking 8800GT).

Am I forgetting anything?