New hardware and possible Windows

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awbeer_13

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Heres a few questions some might not belong in this forum but this is 1st time using so be gentle.
CPU info
Gateway DX4710
Q6600 @ 2.40 Ghz
G33M05G1 motherboard Phoenix BIOS (blows)
Chipset 841P041G
Memory PC2-5300 (333Mhz) 4.0Gb DDR2 FSB 1066
Graphics card Radeon 5770 1Gb
Hard Drive 640 Gb

Questions 1st of all im a gamer and performance is everything.
1st question if i have a 50mbps internet connection is my cpu a bottleneck cause of speed. When playing its laggy sometimes.
2nd question (think i know the part of the answer) what hardware can i replace to get better performance, and if i replace my motherboard can i use the windows key from my old cpu on the new board? i know i cant overclock board because already used website and found out between gateway and Intel they lock my board. Ill lookup while waitin but can i put different ram in like DDR3?
3rd question (might get in trouble for) can i get a key geneartor for windows, when i had XP i had 1 but i think new windows u cant do.
Also is hard drive worth replacing its from 2008 so i assume hard drive speed is 5400.
My video card was the card i found on tomshardware that is best suited for WOW.
Any info is awesome, im willing to spend between $300-$500 on new parts.
 
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