Updating My 2 Year Old System

mac4me123

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My Current PC Spec:

Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7201S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe
ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Corsair 650W TX Series PSU - 120mm Fan, 80+% Efficiency, Single +12V Rail

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition"
2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ)

Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

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That is my currrent spec, it is mainly used for gaming but also just general purposes.

Basically cheaper the better, i was looking at spending under £200 for GPU, Speaker, Mouse and Keyboard

I play games at 1280x1024

But i have a 32 inch hdtv at 1366x768 which i would like to try on aswel if gave a better quality?

I am looking to buy new speakers, mouse and keyboard (Cheaper the better)

Can anyone recommend me what to upgrade, I was think of only upgrading the GPU? But i wouldnt mind upgrading anything else if it had to!

Please quote parts from ebuyer.com


Thanks
 
^ Frankly I dont think you would need to upgrade your GPU...It is fast enough for your monitor's resolution...
If you have planned to upgrade to a higher resolution, then only change the GPU...
 

Silmarunya

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Agreed with gkay, there is no reason to upgrade just yet. Once you game on 1920x1080 or something similar you may want to upgrade.

But if you really want to upgrade, it's simple:
The most expensive ATI 5XXX series GPU you're willing to pay for (a 5770 or maybe even a 5850 would be great for example).