Older System - Recommended Tweaks/Upgrades

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gitika

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Greetings, I have an older system and it nicely runs just about anything that I need to do or use.

I have Win7 64bit installed and these are the components:
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor BX80562Q6600
- Western Digital WD Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
- Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory ...
- XCLIO Amazing Fan - 12cm 120mm Red, Blue, Green & Random LED Case Fan
- Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
- CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible ...
- XFX Double D HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video ...

I use regularly Microsoft Office, CorelDraw Suite X6, Finale 2011, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium.

I am considering boosting the ram a bit and/or maybe a new HD. Would I notice any difference though?

If so, I would welcome any suggestions as I really haven't kept up on pc hardware since I built this system.

Thank you for your time and any assistance you might be able give.
 
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sadams04
There are some upgrades that you could do to improve performance, but your system is a bit dated and these upgrades may not be worth the cost. DDR2 memory is expensive and a new HD would give you minimal gains. I would focus on the things that you can take on to the next build like an SSD. Not sure if you are gaming, but a GPU would carry forward also.

Looking toward a new build, plan on reusing your case, power supply, and possibly GPU depending on what you are doing game wise...
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There are some upgrades that you could do to improve performance, but your system is a bit dated and these upgrades may not be worth the cost. DDR2 memory is expensive and a new HD would give you minimal gains. I would focus on the things that you can take on to the next build like an SSD. Not sure if you are gaming, but a GPU would carry forward also.

Looking toward a new build, plan on reusing your case, power supply, and possibly GPU depending on what you are doing game wise...
 
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