help deciding on up grade

Mogianesi1981

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im wantin to upgrade my pc.. what would b better 8g of 800mhz or 4g of 1066mhz..what do u think..ohh im currently rinn winxp x64
and plan on runnin win 7


mobo: msi k9n2 platinum AM2+ nvidia nforce 750a sli amd cpu

pws 750w with voltage reg of 38a

cpu: amd quadcore 9600

video: bfg nvidia 260 oc2 maxxcore

ram: 4g of 800mhz
 
I wouldn't upgrade the ram. You won't get enough benefit, and ddr2 now costs more than ddr3. I would sell off your old parts on anandtech's for sale forum or craigslist and use the proceeds for a proper upgrade of cpu/board/ram. DDR3 is cheap right now, making it a good time to change.
 
Depends on what part of the world you're in. Ebay may have some similar parts for sale. Start with the board and see what the bids are. For the board/cpu/ram, I would ask a minimum of the equavalent of $150 in your currency. If you don't get your minimum bid, then I would save some more before upgrading until you have enough without the need to sell your stuff.