What should I upgrade on my PC for better gaming performance?

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dazajaytee

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I can upgrade only ONE component at the time, so what do you people think? What should I upgrade?

System specs;
-ATI (Sapphire) Radeon HD 5670 1786MB GDDR5
-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
-2.1 GB RAM
-Windows 7 32bit

I was thinking about getting an ATI HD 7000series graphics card, my motherboard supports crossfire. -Will that greatly improve FPS in games such as Battlefield 3?
I play on low-medium settings on 1280x1024 resolution and get about 50-60 fps (sometimes it drops to 45 so it's not very smooth, and I want smooth gameplay).
Thanks!!!
 
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if you can't afford ( $$$ ) to upgrade a complete system, or you don't want to put forth so much money up front, buying components 1, 2, or 3 at a time is a viable option.
in the OP's case the video card is the single...
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dazajaytee

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I'm getting another 2GB of RAM so we can count that as 4GB of RAM memory. Also should I overclock my processor to 3,5GHz or should I get a new one? If so, what do you recommend? I need something cheap, but good.

 
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dazajaytee

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Wow, I'm confused. Basically it's not worth upgrading my PC is that it? Or could I just get a new processor assuming my motherboard supports it (Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ultra Durable 2), or my power supply can't handle "the new stuff"? I just wanna know if its worth upgrading this PC.


 
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NCG-Sam

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I wouldn't bother with upgrading the GPU with that system to be honest. I wouldn't purchase anothe LGA775 CPU either. Even a GTX 460 will be bottlenecked by that CPU. A Core 2 Quad may buy some more room, but not a whole lot.
 
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swifty_morgan

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you obviously missed the part about only being able to upgrade one component at a time.
 
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NCG-Sam

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I just don't see him getting a significant amount of improvement by upgrading ANY single component on that system. No point in throwing away money if it isn't going to produce any results.
 
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swifty_morgan

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if you can't afford ( $$$ ) to upgrade a complete system, or you don't want to put forth so much money up front, buying components 1, 2, or 3 at a time is a viable option.
in the OP's case the video card is the single "weakest" part of the build. Getting that expense over quickly is the smartest thing to do.
A potent video card can cost as much or more than a new mobo-ram-cpu.
 
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