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Well, I'd like to know why he thinks his computer needs to be upgraded. Now, I understand he wants to be able to games well, but saying "I heard this may suck" doesn't mean anything. What evidence does he have that a part sucks? If it's game framerate, I'd put the money towards a new nVidia 8800gtx. That should solve all problems, more so than any amount of tweaking.

Memory bandwidth sucks for the Core 2 Duo anyway, so RAM timings aren't all that useful in the first place. Overclocking the processor won't do much for current games since most of the processing is done by the GPU.

Christiaan: I can tell you if you should upgrade your power supply to help prevent future headaches, but my guess is you don't with what you're putting on it. Will you copy the ratings from the label and reply here?

And to answer your first question, yes, that Kingston RAM will fit in your motherboard.

For the reference, here's my computer:

Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz
ASUS P4G8X Deluxe - E7205 "Granite Bay" Chipset
1.5GB RAM (2x256 Kingston, 2x512 OCZ)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (a.k.a POS)
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Maxtor 120 GB HD
420W Thermaltake PSU
2 USB 2.0 ports, 6 USB 1.1 ports