CPU or Memory upgrade???

[micaknkt]

I have a Pentium D 820 2.8ghz processor and 2gb of kingston 667mhz memory. I would like to know what would be a better upgrade: an e6550 cpu or 2gb 800mhz crucial ballistics memory? I'll mostly be gaming! Thank you!!!

 

[vsboxerboy]

CPU definately. although you can pick up 4GB of 800mhz ram now for 70 or less...

edit: will your motherboard support a newer C2D processor?

 

[crhscoog]

yeah whats your motherboard? and also are you willing to overclock?

obviously a cpu upgrade is better. say you get a e2160. add a $25 cpu cooler on it and youll be overclocking to 3.0ghz easily. but it determines on what motherboard you have

 

[+SKJP+ Doc Holiday]

CPU is always better to upgrade first imo i have always found that a faster CPU makes for better upgrade rather than faster RAM

 

[engiNURD]

yeah whats your motherboard? and also are you willing to overclock?

obviously a cpu upgrade is better.

qft.

 

[vic23211]

Cpu upgrade by far is the better option.

 

[Mithent]

Yes, there would be almost no benefit in going for faster memory; if you were changing memory at all then adding more memory is better than faster memory. But upgrade the CPU, certainly.