Techies needed! Buying new components from Newegg

[Fletcher]

I just got my $200 college pass bonus for passing the first year :yahoo: Now most of you may have seen me complaining and whinging about my computers utter useless components.

I am thinking of purchasing the three following items:

• CHAINTECH GSE85GT 512MB GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - Link to item
  
• pqi POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - Link to item
  
• AMD Athlon X2 4450e 2.3GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W 65nm Dual-Core Processor - Retail - Link to item
  

This will add up to $181.97. I do however have a concern, can my Motherboard handle the new Processor and the new Graphics card? I currently know that my motherboard is able to handle the Ram cards with its PC 2700 slots.

I have an AMD ~1.7Ghz processor, so I am hoping that the motherboard is able to take the new processor. If people are able to shave some money off with better items primed towards budget gaming I'd be happy, I do however want a dual core for I like to multitask.

My current motherboard according to Crucial Memory is a Maxdata K7M-400 Motherboard.

If I have to I may be able to squeeze out another $120 from my friend who owes me money, but that would be harsh:(

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