Choice: upgrade CPU/mobo/RAM or Video card first?

Hi..

this may be my first post here but I've followed these boards for years.

I'm looking for opinions.

Currently I have:

Athlon 64 FX-55
1GB of some crap RAM(seriously hindering my system)
Asus A8N-SLI Premium
Asus GeForce 7600GT
PS is new and good.. can't remember what model 500W i believe.
Windows XP

What I'm trying to decide:

I want to upgrade CPU/mobo/RAM and Video card.. I can afford to do one now and the other later(3-4 months).. from what I gather, 4 months from now there will plenty of change in the CPU market and probably no significant change in the video card market(I dont care for the coming lower end cards from ATI due to their bus size).

I am willing to spend about $400-$500CDN on a video card.. which gives me the 8800GTS 320MB/640MB currently via tigerdirect.ca.

I'm looking at the Gigabyte P965-DS3 for mobo and currently e4400 as CPU w/ aftermarket Zalman CNPS9500. and Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Low Latency DIMM Kit (PDC22G6400LLK ).

I'm thinking wait for the CPU changes to come(July 22nd) and get the video card now. Now I know you're probably thinking "why not get it all at once". The simple answer is I'm no good at saving large amounts of money up so I split my upgrade in two otherwise it'll never happen..

Let the opinions fly.
Also, I like AMD and Phenom is my preferred processor if it doesn't blow, yet another reason why I'm thinking video card first...

I'm pretty much doing this for Crysis.. I forgot to mention that. I want to run it with good FPS and enjoyable visuals.. that card should be ok for it I think..

edit: the saddest part is my current($850) processor is now barely compareable to something that costs $89

I'd perhaps get another gig of ram, so total would be 2 gb.

Not sure how much system ram that game will use, but it should prevent HD swapping going on if it goes over your physical 1 gb of ram.

Also what about the 8600 GTS, would that card be of good value (its certainly not the best)?

Oh, I do understand. Just saying what could help smooth things out on games, if they require more then 1 gig to run. Just not familiar with Crysis game, on its recommended specs.

I guess I could understand if your current system uses DDR, instead of DDR2, and that you'd prolly want to use some of your existing hardware on the newer one.

I don't think your FX 55 would be bottlenecked with a newer video card, so that is why I just typed my thoughts for the extra ram.

Maybe it's junk to you, but it has great value for "average" home computer users. Anyone who does not play the latest games or need workstation speed processing will find your "old" system more than adequate. This means MOST people. Your system will run Vista, internet, office apps, and most games just fine.
BTW, don't forget power supply needs for your upgrade.
Since you don't remember what it is, I'll bet it's not as good as you think.
Open the case and write down the name, specs, etc.
Then go to the power supply section of this forum and see what you really have. Jonnyguru.com is another good source for power supply info...