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    I have $150 to spend and want to upgrade my PC. I haven't looked at at components in a long time and was wondering what kinda mobo, cpu, maybe ram upgrade you guys would do?
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    The floppy drive is no longer obsolete. AmEv's Avatar
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    $150 really isn't going to get you far.

    I'd recommend (currently) getting new MoBo, CPU, RAM.

    Graphics card, IDK, how old is it?
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    The graphics card is about a year old.
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    Going off your system specs I'd say all of them. Its an older system. You might do well with uping the RAM for now and saving the rest.

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    That is definitely the slow point. 2GB RAM is definitely a slow point, especially on Vista.

    Currently, 8gb is the norm for new machines.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104108
    Decent chunk of change, but MIGHT work; what does everyone else think?
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    I'm actually on windows 7 now.
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    Been looking at some bundle deals on microcenter.

    http://www.microcenter.com/specials/...ndlePROMO.html
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    So I could use a am3 cpu with my mobo since its am2+?
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    With a BIOS update; even then, look at compatibility.


    Look at CPU/RAM combo packs.
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