More RAM or Raptor HD??

[PlaneCrazy]

My system:

Asus A8N-SLI
EVGA 7800GT
1gb (512x2) PC 3200 Crucial Ballistix RAM
A64 3700+ San Diego
60gb/8mb HD has Windows, and most apps
250gb/8mb has vids, music, and game installs


I have a $75 gift certificate for NewEgg which means another set of 512mb's will cost me about $30, and a 75gb Raptor will cost me about $80.

Which will get me the best performance increase? Best bang for the buck?

This machine is pretty much gaming only, BF2 mostly.

Thanks

 

[djnes]

Generally speaking, the hard drive isn't going to do a thing for your gaming performance. The levels may load a tick faster or so with the Raptor, but that will do nothing for the in game performance. If I was confined to just those two choices, I'd go with the memory.

 

[[LYL]Homer]

How about buy yourself a new game or two, your specs seem fine.

 

[PlaneCrazy]

How about buy yourself a new game or two, your specs seem fine.

There's not really any games out that I want. I have most of the newer ones, and really 98% of my gaming is BF2. It pretty much owns me right about now

I forgot to mention - if maybe there's something else that will help that I can buy I'd like to hear suggestions..

I have a TT Big typhoon on the chip, and an arctic cooler (thanks to my girl for my B-day ) so I'm OK with cooling..

 

[spotdog14]

i woudl get the raptor, i love mine!

 

[T00L]

I was faced with the same decision awhile back...

I went from 1gb -> 1.5gb or 10k raptor...

I got the raptor first and later went back and got a stick of 512

I honestly think the raptor made a bigger difference... so thats my recommendation!

 

[gerbiaNem]

The raptor will make everything nice and snappy, but so will the ram.. How about save and get both?

 

[Talonz]

A gaming only system that mostly runs BF2 and has 1gb of memory?

Memory! Not only is it cheaper, but the raptor won't help you as much in-game.

 

[Rofl-Mic-Lofl]

You will notice a huge difference with the 2gb of ram in BF2.

 

[PlaneCrazy]

Ok, ordered the RAM

Raptor will be the next purchase.

Thanks for helping me make up my mind