Is this good or bad? Need advice before purchase...

[Mr.Radar]

I've been making a few threads on this system and I feel pretty comfortable with this setup right now. Just wanted to know if anything would cause any problems.

What I already have:
Maxtor 9 GB 5400 RPM IDE HD [to be put on Primary-Master]
Maxtor 80 GB 5400 RPM IDE HD [to be put on Primary-Salve]
Verbaitum combo 2x2.4x16 DVD+RW/16x8x48 CD-RW [to be put on Secondary-Master]
Generic 52x24x52 CD-RW [to be put on Secondary-Slave]
Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM IDE HD [to be put on SATA 0 via SERILLEL ATA 133 to SATA 150 adapter]
WinXP Home
ATI All-in-Wonder Rage128 Pro(16 Meg, PCI)
Compaq 7550 17" Monitor

Buying from Newegg:
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ "Barton" OEM - [$85]
ABIT NF7-S Rev. 2 - [$102]
1 Buffalo Technology 512 Meg PC3200 - [$72]
Fortron FSP350-60PN 350W PSU w/ 120 mm Fan - [$42]
AHANIX ROMEO (RED) 11-BAY MID TOWER PC CASE - RETAIL - [$18]
Shipping charge: $15

Buying from CrazyPC:
Thermalright SLK-800A HS [$28.95] w/ ThermalTake Smart Case Fan II [$11]
Arctic Silver 5 - [$7.95]
Shipping charge: $7.25

Total cost: ~$380

I'm going to be oc'ing the 2500+ to a 3200+ (or at least a 3000+). I'm not sure that the PSU won't be enough when I upgrade my GFx card to a Radeon 9600XT/Pro in a few months. I will eventually get another fan for the case (I'll probably move the rear exaust it comes with to the front as an intake).

 

[Mr.Radar]

Well, it looks like CrazyPC isn't going to be accepting any orders until 1/2/04 so I'm going to get the parts I was ordering from them from www.jab-tech.com. I'm going to be upgrading to the SLK-900A because it's the same price as the SLK-800A there. Looks like I'm going to be ordering tomorrow.

 

[DeathONator]

You need a new graphics card

 

[Hoot]

Running that PR2500 as a PR3200 will be a gimme. Getting higher than that is where experimentation comes in. Never having owned a Fortron PSU, I can't say whether it'll be up for the task.

Hoot