what shall i upgrade, graphics or RAM?

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/mp [...] 29A5CA7304

or this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =GX-062-HT

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

if you're a gamer, the vid card would definately be the better upgrade: its always in GPUs that you see the most change. however, i'm not sure that a 1650 would be a world of change over what you have now (although it would definately be an upgrade...!) however, if you're not a gamer..... then probably the ram. i guess it depends mostly on what you intend to do with it, and what other people say...!

i have no idea about the model number 'n stuff..... but power supply is another issue, usually they have very minimally powerful powersupplies. another thing to look out for.

Agreed there!

Anyway, as to the advice. I would SERIOUSLY contemplate saving just £30 more and getting this 7900GS, it's an overclocking monster!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =GX-042-OK

If you can't afford to go the extra £30 then for just £10 more you can get:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =GX-136-SP

It's an x1650xt which totally blows the x1650pro out of the water especially in shader heavy games.

i think you'll find quantumsheep aint got the problem but the OP does. ffs don't be lazy and use the right reply button. considering how long you ahve been with these forums i thought you would know how to by now.

1Gb is plenty until Stalker comes out, then its min requirement! And I only got 1gb...

You're missing Gothic 3 which has a min. of 1GB RAM, rec. is 1.5gb. But who in their right mind has 1.5gb of RAM?

I think you'll find you can play the game perfectly well with only 512MB RAM if the detail is set around medium. However, 1gb makes the game smooth constantly whereas 2GB eliminates the chance of having any lag at all.

I think you'll find you can play the game perfectly well with only 512MB RAM if the detail is set around medium. However, 1gb makes the game smooth constantly whereas 2GB eliminates the chance of having any lag at all.[/quote]

rofl know my next upgrade! lol nice way to put it

Don't even think about upgrading your video card yet! I don't know what these people are smokin but in less than 60 days there will be a full range of DX10 cards from both companies, along with a ton of performance reviews and price shuffles for all existing cards. Just limp along for a month, perhaps save up a bit more, and then take make the jump. If you can wait 45 days, whatever you buy will have a far longer life.

Get RAM if you "just have to" spend money on something. Get up to 2GB if you plan on moving to Vista within the next 6 months. But what do you do with your computer? Use if for a month or two to see if and what needs upgrading.

lol, lets not forget this is going in a dell as well. that case ain't gonna allow damn all dx10 cards.

good roasting of scifiman BTW, he is an idiot of the highest order anyway.

that one shithead who started that spamwar that one time...! were you guys here then? it was HORRIBLE. yeah, i'd say he's the worst. he or she.

That got me wondering, who is the most stupid/most ignorant person on the forumz?

i reckon i'd win that with ease personally.