Alienware R5 is she getting old?

ferretboy4225

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Hi community, I bought this PC new in the summer of 2006 since I had been playing my WoW (which I know is not graphic extensive)on ultra graphics, I never felt need to upgrade but since I moved to Rift which made my pc lag a little bit I am considering putting some more money into this thing. here are my specs.

Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 48 °C
Brisbane 65nm Technology
RAM
2.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 386MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M3A32-MVP DELUXE (CPU 1) 49 °C
Graphics
DELL 2009W (1280x768@60Hz)
512MB GeForce GTS 250 (EVGA) 36 °C
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500620AS ATA Device (SATA) 28 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 ATA Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

I'd like to hear some of your output on what I should upgrade to see noticeable increase in FPS for Rift and future games coming
 

ferretboy4225

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alright was able to find a invoice still saved in my documents PSU is 750 w and i'll just paste it all incase there was anything else missing.

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AURORA

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FULL-TOWER BLACK CASE 2.0B

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ASUS 790FX M3A32-MVP DELUXE

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AMD ATHLON 64 X2 5200+ AM2 65 WATTS

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ELPIDA 1GB DDR2 PC2-6400 U-DIMM 800MHZ AUR, 750I

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SEAGATE 500GB SATA 7200RPM 16MB CACHE HDD

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LG 20X DUAL-LAYER DVD NON-LIGHT SCRIBE

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M3A32-MVP DELUXE INTEGRATED AUDIO

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EVGA GTS 250 SUPER CLOCKED 512 MB

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WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM SP1 COA

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ALIENRESPAWN V2.0 FACTORY INSTALL

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POWERDVD 8.0 + TRUETHEATER

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NERO 9 PREINSTALL

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MCAFEEVSP30D 30DAY TRAIL FACT INST V1.2

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ALIENWARE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD STORE

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ALIENWARE MAIN BOARD RGB REV 5.1

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CONTROL ELC DIP CARD PASSIVE

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AMD DUAL CORE HSF CL-P0075

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750 WATT OEM ATX PSU

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1 KILOWATT MOUNTING BRACKET AMTEK

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TECHNICAL REFERENCE PDF FOR AURORA R5

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ELC BLUE

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1-YR 24/7 WARRANTY (NO CHARGE)

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ON-SITE WARRANTY

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SYSTEM PERSONALIZATION

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AVATAR: ALIENHEAD 3D

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WINDOW STYLE: DEFAULT

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MOUSE POINTERS: STANDARD

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POWER PLAN: DEFAULT

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AUTOMATIC UPDATES: ON

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TIME ZONE: EASTERN

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PERIPHERALS

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LOGITECH BASIC BLACK OPTICAL MOUSE

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ALIENWARE MOUSEPAD

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WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM 32BIT SP1 X86 REC DVD 3.0

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SUPPORT CD FOR VISTA AURORA R5

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NERO 9 CD (MEDIA)

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MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN PLUS REINSTALL SFT CD V1.2

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POWER SUPPLY CORD STANDARD DESKTOP

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ALIENWARE DESKTOP BINDER R2

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OWNER IDENTIFICATION CARD

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LOGITECH BASIC BLACK KEYBOARD

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DELL ULTRASHARP 2009W LCD