$500 to upgrade computer - what should i buy?

Well last Sunday i went on holiday to America and my mum gave me $700 to spend; which ive already spend $20; anyways i go back to england in 5 weeks and i wish to spend the cash buying better stuff for my computer so i can play games.

I have $500 to spend but i could bump it up to $600 if i wanted to; I have 3.3GHZ computer at home with less than 500mb RAM rubbish graphics card and thats all i can remember, so my main things would be

1) RAM 1-2GB should be enough right? cheapest RAM (link me to website)

2) Video card - this is my next thing it needs to be as good as i can get so i can play games at the moment and games to come next year AGP OR PCI - E (Well i can get a really good one; but i have Christmas 07 to buy a video card worth 100-200 quid but honsetly if i buy a video card know whats the point buying one Christmas? and the other problem is i don't praticuly not want to get video card know and just buy a really good one Christmas; so in other words i want to buy it know and last until Christmas next year or Summer next year.)

3) Mother board - Well if i want to get a PCI - E video card.

What do you guys think will be cheapest for me to get then? Now Ram obivously; 1)AGP video card keep rest of cash and save; then next year get new mother board aswell as a new PCI - E video card

2) now Ram, mother board PCI - E card, then next year upgrade PCI - E card and get a better one?

is that all i need then lol?

Well your in the UK so most of us cant really help you but maybe if you made a thead like, "can some one help me make a $500 quid computer (btw I am in the uk)" then the people from the UK would maybe come and help you.TrailorParkBoy

I did say im in america for 5 weeks

[QUOTE="TrailorParkBoy"]Well your in the UK so most of us cant really help you but maybe if you made a thead like, "can some one help me make a $500 quid computer (btw I am in the uk)" then the people from the UK would maybe come and help you.kier1992

I did say im in america for 5 weeks

Well If your processor is Intel, I recomend you to buy 2 GB of RAM Corsair Value Ram DDR2 667, Videocard MSI Nvidia 8600 GTS, Motherboard EVGA Nvidia Nforce 680i. All this in newegg or tigerdirect. This for 500

But my advise Buy a videocard EVGA 8800 GTS 320MB + Power Suply 500 W Sli Certified + EVGA Nforce 680I + 2GB of RAM DDR2 667 any brand but not the cheapest one (read reviews). This for 700 US$