I'm planning on upgrading my PC pretty soon, so I thought I'd post a list of the components I'm planning on upgrading.

Here's my current configuration:

Manufacturer: Alienware
Model: Aurora
Motherboard: Abit AV8 1.5 Socket 939
CPU: Athlon 64 3200 512KB Cache 939-pin
GPU: Connect3D ATI Radeon X800 PRO 256MB AGP
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1
RAM: x2 Alienware 512MB DDR-SDRAM PC3200 (200MHz)
HDD: Deskstar 160GB 8MB Cache Serial ATA
Optical Drive 1: NEC ND-3520 16X Dual Layer DVD±R/W Recorder
Optical Drive 2: Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM REV.2
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB Floppy Drive Black
PSU: ENERMAX EG465P-VE 24P ATX 1.3 460W

Here are the parts I want to upgrade to:

Motherboard: ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775
GPU: ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/512M GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
RAM: x2 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB ) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU: SILVERSTONE DA750 ATX12V / EPS12V 750W

You lost me at "Alienware"....

EvanVolm wrote:

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You lost me at "Alienware"....

In layman's terms:

I will upgrade my motherboard so it supports a better bus interface (PCI Express). This way, I can upgrade my graphics card to a GeForce 8800GTS (an awesome graphics card). I will also be upgrading my CPU to a quad core. Because my current RAM is DDR, I will upgrade to 4GB of DDR2. My current HDD is ATA, so I will upgrade to a larger SATA HDD. All of this will require a higher wattage, so I will also upgrade to a larger power supply. The only thing I'm apprehensive about is not getting a 1000W power supply because it pretty much future-proofs your system (configuring two 8800's with SLI would require a 1000W).

You should wait till the 9000 series, from what I've heard....

EvanVolm wrote:

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You should wait till the 9000 series, from what I've heard....

That's unnecessary. The 8800GTX Ultra us already ridiculously expensive. If anything, I'll just SLI two 8800GTS's down the road.

that is what im planning on doing with the video cards. otherwise my pc is fine until one day i need a a new cpu or more ram but really taht wont come until im out of this house and poor has hell in college so i wont care by then.

Also going to pick up this heatsink for my CPU:
http://www...spx?Item=N82E16835118223

Ha your ordering the same parts as me except for different RAM and power supply.

I actually already bought 2GB of RAM from James who didn't need it, so now I just need to order 2 more GB, which I'll probably get of that Corsair.

Here are the parts I'm gettin for my new PC.

Case XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Video Card EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB
Mobo ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz
RAM Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB
DVD Drive ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe

Any tech savvy members feel free to leave comments or concerns about the parts.