Hello. I would really like to upgrade my PC for gaming a little bit and was hoping you wonderful people could give me a little bit of advice.
I can't afford to spend a lot so I was just looking to upgrade the one or two things that will give me the most bang for my buck right now. Anyway, here is my machine in a nutshell: (from Speccy)
Summary
Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz 43 °C
Yorkfield 45nm Technology
RAM
8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION Benicia (CPU 1)
Graphics
HP w2338h (1920x1080@60Hz)
512MB GeForce 8600 GT (BFG Tech) 63 °C
Hard Drives
625GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B2 (RAID) 34 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH40L
LUFOT 3GH6NKT SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Frist I was looking at my RAM at only 400MHz I was going to upgrade it but after reading around a little I'm not so sure that will give me a significant boost. I'm thinking that maybe I should replace my video card instead.
I was looking at the XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE Graphics Card for $110. I am not sure if it would be compatible with my setup by itself. Would I need a power supply or heatsink or some other parts to make it work properly?
Please give me your opinion and advice! Thank you very much!! =)