[Jakkoff]

Originally Posted by mctw

Yup yup, looks all good to me now :-) only suggestion would be to change the 4850 to a 4870 if its not much more cost, and still okay with your budget, you gain a bit of performance on games. Dont get me wrong though, the 4850 is still very good, just sometimes the 4870 is better value, up to you.

Otherwise, go for it :-D

Thanks so much, what iv finally done is levae the RAM at 2gb as i decided i wont need more on xp, and upgraded the CPU to E8500. I might look into upgrading the graphics card as you said now, if the dual rail 450w PSU will run it ok? And thanks alot for you help.

[mctw]

-Providing the PSU is a decent make, 450w is generally enough for anything with a dual core and single graphics card as far as i know!

-I'd leave the it at a E8400 and have the extra RAM, 4gb runs XP better than 2gb, and the difference in the processor speed can easily be made up with a small overclock.

-Your best of spending more on the graphics card though, and less in other areas, so I'd say the upgrade on the card will thoroughly be worth the cost!

[Carbon]

"450W dual rail" really means nothing. It could easily be junk.