Another "how's this setup?" post

[kittenshsu]

Newbie alert. I've been out of the hardware picture for a couple of years, so I figured I'd ask before I buy.

Anyway, here it is:

Intel P4 somewhere around a 2.8Ghz (plus or minus what budget dictates) OC'ed to whatever it can squeeze
Alpha PAL8942 P4 Socket-478 Heatsink Kit
Antec 80mm trilight LED Fan
Abit IS7 P4 Springdale Motherboard
Mushkin 1GB Level I PC3200 Dual Pack DDR SDRAM
ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB DDR
Seagate Barracuda V 120GB SATA
Coolermaster ATC-210 DX1 Aluminum Chassis (w/black cover)
Enermax 430W ATX 2.03 Power Supply w/Fan Control

That's the basics. Would I be okay if I dropped the power supply to an Antec TruePower 330W? I'll eventually be adding a high-end audio card for my GigaStudio/ProLogic work along with a Pioneer DVD drive, firewire stuff, but probably nothing more than that. I'll be running some intensive programs, but probably not adding more burners (only external if I ever needed one), hard drives, etc. to suck up the electricity.

I also may have about 3 weeks before placing the order, so should I look out for any releases?

Thanks in advance.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Whats your price range and what do you plan to use it for? Will you really need to OC?

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Whats your price range and what do you plan to use it for? Will you really need to OC?

Who doesnt! Besides if you don't OC i hear those case lights give ya a 5% performance boost.

But actually ya gave a little too much info there. If i were you i would go with the Enermax430w. That coolermaster case is VERY nice.

What programs will you be running? What Sound card you looking at? Something like a Aud2? Has firewire built in . I have a Pionee DVR-A05 DVD-RW and i like it alot it's s great drive they have a A06 out now thats a faster drive, it's pretty good.

Cooling looks like a good choice, if i were you i'd go with soemthing like a 2.6Ghz and you could probably get it to 3Ghz of you know what to do. GL!

If ya have the money WD Raptors in RAID 0 make for a nice speedy HD if space isn't an issue (isn't for me).

 

[kittenshsu]

Nah, I'm getting more into something for pro sound like an RME Hammerfall, or something along that line. Basically I'll be running a whole MIDI interface through a network. But I do have an old Live! in one of my desktops. Its realtime reverb can sometimes be preferable to even something like Acoustic Mirror's impulses.