Thoughts?

[Mag-Mower]

Just looking at a few upgrades, and what Im worried about is the PSU, so, I was wondering if you guys could help me. This is what Im looking at:

eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (may wait for G80 card though)

LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK ATX12V 550Watts Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors. - Retail (says its 550Watts, but people think its only 400)

Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR533D2N4K2/2G - Retail

Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Model BX80553930 - Retail

[Hamma]

What are you worried about?

[Mag-Mower]

The PSU. I Doubt that a 305W PSU could support that, and wondered if a 400W on would.

[Rbstr]

the PSU you've got there should be fine.

But a Pentium? no no, not now.

You need to wait for the AMD's AM2 parts and Intel's Core 2 Duo(err.. Conroe, Merome, something).

[Mag-Mower]

I was thinking of going with a menorem, but I think that would require a platform upgrade, as I only have a 945G Chipset, if that runs a menorem, I will go that way.

[Rbstr]

OH you already have a motherboard.

I dono, I think this is realy one of those times you should wait for the new tech and go ahead and get a new mobo too. The launch dates are so very close. Unless your current system dies or you can't stand it for some reason.

[Mag-Mower]

Yea, I see what you mean, Ill stick with a new video card and ram for now, as a 3ghz processor isnt going to effect performance too much. Also, Ill wait for more specs on the conroe before I do a platform upgrade. (ie. Chipset compatibility)