Will this Computer power supply work?

Q. I would like to know if this power supply will work for the time being, i cant quite afford it right know so will it run, what will i notice, and what should i upgrade to when i can, keep in mind i will upgrade graphics card later on year 2011

AMD 64 CPU AM3 :
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz (Quad Core) 45nm, AM3 6MB Cache

AMD 64 CPU Fans :
AMD Black Edition Copper HeatPipe EXTRA QUIET fan

AMD 64 AM3 Motherboards :
ASRock M3A770DE, AMD 777, Cross Fire, GB LAN

DDR3 Dual Channel memory :
4GB (2x2GB) PC10600 DDR3 1333 Dual Channel

PCI-Express Video cards :
GeForce 9500GT 1GB PCI EXpress 16X dual head, tv out

Hard Drives :
500.0GB Western Digital 7200RPM SATA2 UDMA 300 16m cache

Sound Cards :
Realtek HD digital audio (onboard)

Network Cards :
Ethernet network adapter (onboard)

Cases :
PowMax Black Mid Tower ATX Case w/ Front USB

Power Supply :
Logisys 400W ATX Power Supply

A. If you need the computer to run games, you can't compromise on the video card. The 9500GT is too slow.

If you need to stick to a firm budget, then you're gonna have to spend less on the CPU, and use the stock heatsink/fan (which isn't that bad), so you can spend more on the video card and power supply.

On a gaming computer, the video card is your top priority, and, if you want the computer run reliably, you want a power supply that's strong enough to support it. Let the CPU be the thing you upgrade later.

See what your total is, using these parts instead,

Athlon II X3 445 (3.1GHz), $85,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100273L, Radeon HD 4850 1GB, $100,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102834

Antec EarthWatts EA-500D (500 watt, 37A +12V, 80plus Bronze), $60,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035

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Which of these video games should I get 3-13-2011?

Q. I only have $50 to spend so I can only afford 1 or 2 games out of the list, I'll list the prices as well. I need your help to decide which deal is the best bang for the buck. Feel free to mention a game not in the list as well if you feel you know a better one.


- The Sims 3 ($40)
- Fallout 3 Game of the Year ($30)
- Battlefield Bad Company 2 ($20)
- Grand Theft Auto 4 ($20)
- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Pre-Order, Only interested in the Multiplayer, comes out the 22nd) ($50)
- Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam expansion (If I get BBC2) ($15)

Feel free to mention any games not on the list. They have to be on Steam though. Thanks for your help.

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Another game I would like to add to this list: Total War Shogan 2 ($50, comes out tomorrow)

BBC2 has way better multiplayer than COD BO, reason it's on the list.

Steam basically a PC game store (#1). You can buy games and digitally download them via steam and basically have them on your account forever. So if you have multiple computers you can just log in and download the games you bought.

A. I would get fallout3 and GTA4.
You get two great games that are very different so if you get bored of one, you can take a break and play the other.

Sims3 is good and I'm sure the new battlefields are good (but I stopped playing battlefields after battlefield 2). But if it was me, I would play them to death for a few days maybe a week, then get bored of them.

Battlefield might be a better choice if you will sink hour and hours and hours into multiplayer (for free) but I wouldn't, so I would pick GTA & fallout.

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