I'm looking at upgrading my current PC so that I can run some of the newer releases (COD4, Crysis, etc) but I haven't upgraded in a while and I'm really short of cash at the moment (I'm only 18). I'm not an expert on PC hardware but I have a basic knowledge. My current specs are: P4 3.4Ghz(with HT) CPU 1024MB RAM Nvidia 7600GS 256MB GPU 200GB HD On-Board Sound The most I can stretch my budget is about $500 AU (about the same in US) but probably not in one hit either... so probably no more than $300 for the GPU (my guess as the most critical upgrade?) and $200 for whatever else. Any help/advice is really appreciated. Thanks, Kieron

Since you apparently have $500 to play with, you might wanna consider a complete rebuild. P4's never were all that good to begin with, especially for gaming. If that's not an option, add more RAM & get a better video card. Decent AGP cards are much more expensive than their PCI-e counterparts though. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews... "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

Don't waste money on upgrades, spare end buy a new computer. :p Those are games you'll never reach with that motherboard. -------------------- Thor Byrgesen: The one, oh the one computers and all electronics just hate.

Thanks, So I'm looking at between $1500 - $2500 AU for a new system, which of these two would be a better choice? Basically one has an 8800GT and one has a 9800GTX. SYSTEM 1: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LEXA-VISTA-Q... SYSTEM 2: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LEXA-VISTA-Q...

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