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Hey guys, I'm looking to make a small upgrade for my computer. So far it runs all of my games decently well, though it has a little trouble with more recent ones.
I have a little extra money ($200-300) so I'm wanting to upgrade. The question is, what parts specifically should I upgrade? My current computer specs are:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8GHz DuoCore
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD
OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Cro
500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower (500W PSU)
This upgrade is mainly just for a nice gaming boost. I was thinking of, of course, a new video card, but I don't want to spend too much. I briefly looked over some and looked mostly at the HD4850 and an 8800GT/8800GTX. Also, I mainly looked at boosting my memory from 2 to 4GB (Two of my four slots don't work..), but wasn't sure what to go with. I'd prefer to do both upgrades, if it would be for the better.
I'd even go for buying a whole new mobo + memory combo, as long as everything was still compatible.
Keeping the price range in mind, what should I go with? Higher priced suggestions are very welcome, I'll just have to wait a while and I want to do this now (I'm very fond of newegg).
I have a little extra money ($200-300) so I'm wanting to upgrade. The question is, what parts specifically should I upgrade? My current computer specs are:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8GHz DuoCore
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD
OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Cro
500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower (500W PSU)
This upgrade is mainly just for a nice gaming boost. I was thinking of, of course, a new video card, but I don't want to spend too much. I briefly looked over some and looked mostly at the HD4850 and an 8800GT/8800GTX. Also, I mainly looked at boosting my memory from 2 to 4GB (Two of my four slots don't work..), but wasn't sure what to go with. I'd prefer to do both upgrades, if it would be for the better.
I'd even go for buying a whole new mobo + memory combo, as long as everything was still compatible.
Keeping the price range in mind, what should I go with? Higher priced suggestions are very welcome, I'll just have to wait a while and I want to do this now (I'm very fond of newegg).