Advice on my upgrade.

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silenteye

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Updated for simplicity Sake...

Budget: $1000CAD (might spend more)

Usage: Gaming (at a current max of 1280x1024)

Parts Required:

CPU
-Prefer intel
-Cord 2 Quad preferred (or i7? - don't know whats better)

Graphics Card
-Indifferent between Nvidia or ATI
-Wants the best that is affordable on budget (crossfire/sli not necessary, but would be cool)

Motherboard
-Totally don't care
-Should be good, stable
-Should be able to overclock CPU on stock cooling, just a little bit if at all


I'm planning on keeping my PSU (500w) because apparently it can be capable of 550W (according to Velocity Micro)...
Rest of specs in sig

Thanks guys
 
update: changed entire layout for simplicity sake in hopes of getting more replies (or at least one)
 
CPU, Graphics and Mobo gaming on a 19" lcd. Quad Core cpu preferred. I would go with this:

CPU/Mobo (Combo Deal) Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550(2.83ghz) + Gigabyte GA-EP45-ED3P($20 MIR) both for $524.57

Video - Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB($15 MIR) for $200.02
This is plenty power for 1280 x 1024 gaming.

Total: $724.59


On top of the parts you required, let's throw in 4 gigs of RAM and a 640gig HDD

Ram - G. Skill 4GB DDR2 800 for $50.02

HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB for $93.99

Total: $144.01

Grand Total for all these items: $868.60
 
Out of curiosity, what is the particular brand and model of the power supply that you're reusing?
 
Hardware Guru...would it hurt if I got the 4870 ATI card?
Maybe future proof myself a little bit more??

Especially since I might want to get a larger monitor in the future.
 
What size lcd do you plan on upgrading to? 22"? 24"? By the way, on that Velocity Micro PS, what is the total amperage that's on the +12V rail?
 
Down the road i'd like 24.
By then my video card could be obsolete though, lol.

How do I find out the amperage on the PSU??
 
It would be stated on the sticker on the side of the PSU. If the Amerage is not listed, does it specify the total wattage on the +12V?
 
If it doesn't list the wattage available on the combined +12v rails, then it should at least list the wattage available on the +3.3v & +5v combined rails. Then you can do some math from there.
 
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