Upgrade Suggestions

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Xenfernox

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Looking for opinions on what the best way to upgrade my system would be while trying to still use some parts from my last build.

Current System:

Windows XP Pro SP 3
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000 RPM SATA - System
Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA - Video/Pic/Music
EVGA GeForce 7950GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Soundblaster X-Fi Gamer
NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner x 2
Scythe 120mm CPU Cooler
Dell 24" Ultrasharp Monitor

Main thing i am using my computer for is MMO's which right now is WoW which dose not require too much power but id like the ability to keep up if new ones with more graphical requirements come out in the future.

What i am looking at doing is getting a 27" Monitor to use as my main game screen and be able to use the 24" to the right of it for internet/movies/music/etc... resolutions on both monitors will be 1920x1200.

I would also like to upgrade my OS to Vista but i don't even know if its worth it with 7 coming.

not counting the $$ for the 27" im looking at about a budget of around 5-600$ for the PC if theres anything that would be worth replacing.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
5-600$
3) Where do you live?
Houston
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Whatever would give me the biggest improvment in performance
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Keyboard,mouse,Dual CD drives, should be able to keep the power supply and maby motherboard/processor??
6) Will you be overclocking?
maby a little my current processor is set at 3.1 from 2.66
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
Will have 27" main and 24" secondary
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
next few weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
SLI , never used raid and dont have firewire.
 
For now, I think I would just do a 4gig RAM upgrade and a video card upgrade. Your E6700 at 3.1ghz is pretty good. But, can you go higher on the O/C?
 
whenever i knock it up a level i post but freeze in windows so i got scared and just left it alone lol.
 
Well...even a Dual Core at 3.1ghz is pretty good and enough to power a higher end card like a GTX 260(216) or GTX 280. If you want to utilize the $500-$600 budget, you can go with a Q6600 Cpu upgrade, 4gig RAM upgrade and a GTX 260(216) or GTX 280 video card upgrade.
 
Wanted to bump this to see if there's any new options as its been a while and i was never able to get anything because money got tight.

Now that I'm caught up I'm gonna go ahead and spend about $500 and am just wondering if the items Guru listed are still my best options out there.

Still mainly playing WoW at 1920x1200 on a Dell 24" till something better comes along, probably the Star Wars MMO.

I haven't been able to keep up with new hardware like i used to so thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.
 
This is a really late reply. Hehe. Back in Jan 2009. The options I listed earlier is not good these days for the price.
 
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