2gb to 4gb? or 512mb to 896 mb?

[ZeldaKrazy]

I'm assuming this is the right section...

So, Here are my stats,

Wolfdale 3.16Ghz Core 2 Dou | OC 3.8ghz
PNY Geforce 8800GT 512mb
Kingston 1x2GB PC6400 800mhz @ 886mhz (6 6 6 18)
Rosewill 600W PSU
Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Windows XP Pro 32-bit

My question is, which upgrade should I make?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145247
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125294

For the RAM, I've been told running 32-bit will only pick up about 3.2GB of the ram, I DO plan on switching to windows 7 in the close future however.

For the GPU, I may have to buy a better power supply, as it requires 550W, and I have 600W, a little close, as my 8800 requires only 400W.

Also, on a side note, I don't overclock my GPU, but it constantly runs in the 60C'S with the fan on 80%, so I'm not sure if my Ram is making it do all the work or something.

Again, the question I'm asking, is, as a gamer, would be the best upgrade for me right now and the long run. I DO plan on getting both, I'm just trying to see which bottleneck I should get to first.

~Thanks
~Kyle

 

[shortstuff_mt]

For gaming the GPU upgrade would benefit you more than the RAM upgrade. You're right, though, running a GTX 260 on a Rosewill PSU is spooky. I wouldn't recommend any Nvidia GPU right now since the new ATI cards offer higher performance for less money. The new ATI cards also consume considerably less energy.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3658

This is what I'd get:

SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $159.99

You could put the $40 saved toward a quality PSU.

OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $64.99 - $25 MIR + 10% off with promo code OZSAVEOCT

 

[ZeldaKrazy]

But that one has 1200mhz memory clock compared to the 2500mhz on the gtx and 128bit....compared to 448bit :/ but its ddr5 compared to ddr3, 1gb memory compared to 896, and 805mhz core clock compared to 680.

I still think the gtx 260 will be better, and also the rosewill isn't my concern, its the fact that the card needs 550W MINIMUM and i have a 600W

 

[nahid08]

As a gamer you should stick with Nvidia cards. Nvidia has introduced new technology Physx driver in their GPU. Most of the game is coming with Physx driver (developed by this company) such as, Bionic Commando, Nacrovision. you would not find this Physx driver in ATI cards.That will create driver conflict. Games may be crashed while playing. While testing these cards I noticed these games (which includes physx driver) crashed with ATI cards, but no problems with Nividia GPU's.

 

[ZeldaKrazy]

Yea, i think i'll stick with the GeForce series

 

[shortstuff_mt]

You can't compare specs on an Nvidia card versus an ATI card. It's comparing apples to oranges since they're built completely different. I posted a benchmark that shows that the ATI cards are obviously faster, cooler running, and use less power. If you want to risk frying your system with a power hungry Nvidia card and a POS Rosewill PSU, be my guest. Don't say I didn't warn you, though.