Antec Aria/ Conroe?

[bd1886]

Built my first computer using the Aria. It only has a 350w ps that is designed specifically for this case by Antec. An upgrade to a higher wattage would require a case modification and was wondering if anyone has heard of something that is quality and would be a fairly straight forward swap. The replacement cost for the stock unit is 60.00. Completely reasonable, but I don't think a 350w will be enough oomph in years to come. Am going to keep this case (Killer sff). Have put a stupid amount of time into giving it an ultra custom wood grain job, ( mahogony w/ burl face plate) to match other furniture. Also.. has anybody thrown a Conroe into one of these and how were the temps. Am running a little sempron 2800 64 system (overclocked), w/ a Zalman 7000 hsf. and a eVGA FX5500. Sounds like the Conroe would be a definite possibility for the future. These cases run hot. Any experiences shared would be greatly appreciated. GO HAWKS!

[Cricket]

The Conroe processors actually use less power than previous Intel CPUs and they also run a little cooler. A good quality power supply will probably handle a Conroe based system as long as the video card isn't real power hungry.

Cricket