[Solved] New Graphics Card/PS upgrade needed for my setup for Win 7 (x64)?

Hi everyone. Thanks for your help in advance!

Let me start by saying I am NOT A GAMER nor do I play ANY GAMES! I know just enough to get me into trouble and screw up or electronically fry my PC. I have the following:

--Asus A8n32-SLI Motherboard (BIOS 1302)
--AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ with Arctic Freeze Cooler
--1GB Corsair Memory (will be upgrading to 4 matching 1GB G.Skill memory soon!)
--EVGA Ge 6800GS(PCIe) 256MB Graphics Card with Zalman fan cooler
--Ultra ULT-XF500 500 Watt Power Supply (16A +12V1 & 18A +12V2; 384 Watts max combined on these 2 rails)
--DVD Rom Drive
--CD/DVD RW Drive
--80GB Sata Hard Drive
--350 GB Hard Drive Sata
--Antec Sonata Case with 2 large case fans

I want to do a clean install of Windows 7 (x64) (currently have WinXP SP3 with current drivers). Most of my PC work will be internet, office programs, photoshop, and in the very near future some video editing (new baby arriving soon!).

From what I have researched/read on the internet forums and google, an nVidia 9600 GSO or GT is a great card upgrade for windows 7 and my PS is pretty weak but possibly capable in running a nVidia 9600.

My questions:

1) Do I really need to do any equipment upgrades for Windows 7(x64)? I know my card can run windows 7 Aero from the internet, but I am not sure how well.

2) If upgrading my card to an nVidia 9600 would be beneficial for my install, can my PS handle it for what I am running and wanting to do?

3) If I need to upgrade my PS, what would be a good PS to purchase? (Again, no gaming going on here!)

4) I know a Sapphire ATI Radeo HD4650 (DDR2) is a decent upgrade also (performance falls between current card and nVidia 9600). Can this work for me?

Again, thanks for your help and info. I just want to have a PC that is rock-solid and can carry me through the next 3-4 years.

Regards,

Eric in San Diego

^ +1 gkay nailed it.

I am running windows 7 on an intel x3100 integrated graphics on my laptop with aero and it runs smoothly enough for me. So just try it with your 6800gs and if it does not work upgrade it to something like 9600gso