Processor Upgrade or Graphics Card upgrade?

I heard many of you guys saying that it is better to upgrade my graphics card than upgrading my processor.

I have a choice of processor upgrade or graphics card upgrade. But not both.

My processor is a Pentium D 2.8GHz. If i change my graphics card to a HD4870, would it bottleneck my processor?

In my opinion, upgrading my processor might give me a performance boost.

So, which 1?

Middle-ground. Upgrade your processor to the E7200, and upgrade your graphics card to the HD4850. Of course, that assumes your power supply is up to snuff for a card like that.RayvinAzn

OMG! I totally forgotten abt the PSU. That is going to set me back a few dollars. I gonna prepare for the future and go with a Quad-core.

Quad cores at the moment aren't necessarily future proof. By the time they'll do what you want them to, they'll be dirt-cheap anyway (at least, that's the theory). If you want a processor for gaming, the Core 2 Duo E series is your best (and cheapest) bet. If you spend your days Folding@home and encoding videos, then go for a quad. The E7200 is more than enough for you; as well as the HD 4850. But you still haven't told us what GPU you're currently running!

Quad cores at the moment aren't necessarily future proof. By the time they'll do what you want them to, they'll be dirt-cheap anyway (at least, that's the theory). If you want a processor for gaming, the Core 2 Duo E series is your best (and cheapest) bet. If you spend your days Folding@home and encoding videos, then go for a quad. The E7200 is more than enough for you; as well as the HD 4850. But you still haven't told us what GPU you're currently running!

skapunkclarence

Lol. Its up dere. The Nvidia Geforce 8600GT.

Oh, I see. In that case, I would recommend:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 3.0GHz
ASUS EA-HD4850 1GB GDDR3
OCZ Stealth XStream 600w ATX12v PSU
US$450 about :)skapunkclarence

He doesn't need the 1 GB version of the 4850. If he's paying $200 for a 4850, he should get a 4870 for $30 more. Also, since his currency was not American Dollars to begin with, I am assuming he lives in a different country where $450 might not actually amount to $450 of American goods (aka prices are higher there)