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what shall i upgrade, graphics or RAM?

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January 1, 2007 6:28:47 PM

im getting a new PC on wednesday (Dell C521) and i want to upgrade at least one part of it but im not sure what.
the graphics card its coming with is the ATi Radeon X1300 Pro PCI Express
the RAM its coming with is 1GB DDR2 533mhz

now I only have £85 to spend which is enough to buy this:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.asp?mtbpoid=...

or this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX...

which one shall i get? a much better and faster graphics card OR upgrade to 2GB RAM

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January 1, 2007 8:03:58 PM

Do you play a lot of game? If so, I'd go with the graphics. That seems like a good price for that card.
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January 1, 2007 8:33:48 PM

if you game then i would say go with the gpu.

then later when you have the extra money get more ram.
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January 2, 2007 1:21:01 AM

I have seen the performance (or lack of it) in games of the X1300 and would definately suggest that you would upgrade the graphics card if you intend to play games.
January 2, 2007 2:08:48 AM

I to agree with upgrading your graphics card to start with as you have enough ram to start off with and the graphics card would be a better immediate upgrade especially if you play games frequently, and then maybe later upgrade the ram if you find your comp laging
January 3, 2007 8:45:21 PM

I agree it's better to upgrade the GPU rather than the ram as you have enough RAM to go with espacially if you play many games which require graphics.
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