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[freakguyhb]

I have been using the same parts for years and they are failing. The parts in my sig are being replaced with:
GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 Motherboard
pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) memory
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
SAPPHIRE 1010 Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
I was wondering if anyone knows if these will all work together because this is just at my budget and i really need to upgrade.

[Hak Foo]

One thing I'd check is your PSU-- both if it physically has a P4 plug and if it's got a decent wattage breakdown.

+50 amperes on the +3.3 and +5 rails was good for the old K7 boards, but a lot less if you plan to go with a modern setup; they prefer loads of +12v.

You might consider an AMD 780G board instead of the Geforce 6100-- and putting off the discrete video card.  The latest AMD 7xx chipsets have much better integrated video than anything else out there.

[freakguyhb]

i plan to build a new pc altogether when i can save up the money but this is to hold me till then. My power supply will get replaced around a month after the upgrade but do you think 20 amps is enough on the 12 volt line to last that long and it is equipped with p4 power

[freakguyhb]

I have to upgade by the way because i am having different failures and problems every time i use it the motherboard is complete junk and id give it about a week before it dies

[freakguyhb]

nevermind most power supplies i looked at only had 18 amps on the 12 volt line so it should be good.

[bliq]

what's your budget?  maybe we can put something better together for you.  And most importantly, do you have a Fry's near you?