Im building a new PC do you think it will last for future games for like 1-4 years? Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Rosewill ATX12V 400W support Power Supply ( I have my own 500W ) ABIT KN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit + I have a stick of 512 LITE-ON Black IDE Combo Drive Model Hyvision MV178 Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor POWERCOLOR X800GTO16256MBDDR3 Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card ( Only 16 Pipeline X800 )
Not too bad..not sure how much longer it will last or whatever...the processor could use some upgrading.. and make sure u have a good enough PSU...just cuz its 500W doesnt mean its good quality..
True say from Diablo i got a Antex one 550 WATT YEPEE decent build not bad Review for that powersupply
together the gfx card and cpu will not last you 3-4 years, 1-2 years mainly because the 3500+ is over a year old and the gpu is middle range card that performs well but not well enough, also no dx10 support. No cards support this so all cards currently on the market will not last more than 2-3 years. If you want a longer lasting machine get a 7800gt or gtx and a x2 3800+. Do not put your old 512mb RAM Stick in other wise you will be unable to run dual channel and you will lose performance increases. As for the psu dont use your cheap one, at least get an epower puma II however I would suggest an Antec Smart series or true power series psu above 450watt.
It doesnt matter if its not dual rail. If its not you want it up around the mid to high 20's or even 30's on amperage. Do not use that psu you already have, its pretty bad. Never get a psu that is cheap as its what drives the whole system!!! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817103937
If you are going to go the single rail path I would suggest an OCZ Powerstream or a Zippy power supply. BUT DON"T forgot a GOOD powersupply. You don't want a bad power supply frying all your components.