Buy 4GB ddr2 RAM or upgrade to DDR3 Mobo

Saltychip

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Hi guys,

I have a fairly outdated system right now but its been a beast at staying alive so long so I'm happy for that. I dont have a lot of funds to upgrade my whole PC so I was wondering if you guys think its worth it to add another 4GB of DDR2 Ram to my PC build. I found a deal on amazon for $56 for 4gb (2 x2) to increase for total 8GB of ram. Or is it better to just save my $56 and put that towards a total overhaul at around $500 to upgrade all pieces.

Here is my pc build:
Ram: 4GB ddr2 (dual channel 2x2)
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3L (can support 8Gb Max)
CPU: e8400 wolfdale (dual core 3.0ghz stock)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
HDD: 2TB
OS: windows 7 ultimate 64bit


I do some gaming and a lot of making/editing/rendering videos for my online business I'm trying to grow.


 


I think it is better save for now and then get new cpu + mobo + memory + video card. Maybe new case + psu too. +Cpu cooler and dvd drive if you need one. No one really use dvd anymore so?

Yeah. Save and then get new beast when you have enough money :)
When you have bit more money you can buy some stocks and then you savings is growing bit faster :) Buy something that is going up. Not something that is going down :) Then you just lose your money.
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