Next upgrade for an ageing rig

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#1 Cheveros
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I bought my current setup in Nov of 07 and havent changed it from then, it still runs most things fine, but is starting to show its age, any recommendations for next upgrade, or

worth leaving as it and getting a new comp some time in the future?

Q6600 @ 2.GHZ

Gigabyte 2900XT

Asus P5k mobo

2GB Corsair Ram @800MHZ

Creative Audigy 4

1.5TB HDDs (1x500GB, 1x750, 1x250)

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#2 machiavell8x8
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processor, motherboard, gpu

but you could prob get away with just a gpu upgrade until the next line or 2 of cpu's comes out. they should be adding more cores pretty soon i would imagine

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#3 darx55
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I hope that's a typo and you have your q6600 running at stock 2,4 ghz.Anyway,if your games aren't running like they should,just upgrade that gpu and get a 9800gt/4850 depending on your needs.You can always go wtih something more powerull (4870/gtx280,etc).
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If you run Vista having 4gb of ram will help. Also upgrading your video card to a 9800gt/4830 or better will bring that pc back to life big time.
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If you run Vista having 4gb of ram will help. Also upgrading your video card to a 9800gt/4830 or better will bring that pc back to life big time. 04dcarraher

^ Agreed, apart from those extra parts you may want to updgrade, the system will remain pretty competitive