Upgrading current PC, need some advice.

Hi guys, I'm going to upgrade my PC. It was great about a year ago and played most games fine, but now the newer games are having trouble running on my system. My specs are:

Intel Dual Core E2200 @ 2.2Ghz

Nvidia 8800GS 384MB Graphics Card

2GB 800Mhz G.Skill RAM

550-580Watt Orion PSU (forgot the exact watts, thats an estimate)

As you can see, those specs aren't really good. The PSU is generic brand and it'll probably die soon. I think the RAM is fine since I'm running XP 32 bit (I heard you can overclock RAM? I'm not too sure how to do this, is there a guide somewhere?). The CPU and GPU need to be upgraded though. This is what I'm thinking of getting:

EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 896MB SuperClocked

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Corsair 850w PSU

How does that look? Is there some place I can find these parts for cheaper? Or anything needs to be changed so I can get better value for how much I'm paying? I'm a student so I can't spend too much, I just want you guys' opinions. Thanks!

Oh and how long will this rig last me, is it future proof?

Looks great, but for 50 bucks more this is a much more powerful/Future proof CPU... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

Keep the same GPU, upgrade CPU to Q9550 and the PSU to the 750W corsair.

Save money for a new GPU when the DX11 cards come out. Also by the time the wnew DX11 cards come out you should have more money and all current gen cards will drop in price. (At least ATI will)

get a 4890 intead of 260 and drop psu from 850 thats overkill really especially if you are on a budget. if you can save $10-15 than upgrading to the 4890 will be better than a 260,275,285 when playing at 1920X1080 res. Also ati runs well with intel cpus. checks toms hardware charts and see how much bang for buck 4890 is.

Tom's Hardware - Benchmark Fallout 3

Hi. You should check and make sure your motherboard

supports Intel Core II Quad. Please tell us what make

and model motherboard you have so we can help you

check it. On some of the older LGA 775 boards,a BIOS

flash is required to support the newer processors.

Hi. You should check and make sure your motherboard

supports Intel Core II Quad. Please tell us what make

and model motherboard you have so we can help you

check it. On some of the older LGA 775 boards,a BIOS

flash is required to support the newer processors.

sihunt

get a 4890 intead of 260 and drop psu from 850 thats overkill really especially if you are on a budget. if you can save $10-15 than upgrading to the 4890 will be better than a 260,275,285 when playing at 1920X1080 res. Also ati runs well with intel cpus. checks toms hardware charts and see how much bang for buck 4890 is.

Tom's Hardware - Benchmark Fallout 3

dracos9000

Hi guys, I'm going to upgrade my PC. It was great about a year ago and played most games fine, but now the newer games are having trouble running on my system. My specs are:

Intel Dual Core E2200 @ 2.2Ghz

Nvidia 8800GS 384MB Graphics Card

2GB 800Mhz G.Skill RAM

550-580Watt Orion PSU (forgot the exact watts, thats an estimate)

As you can see, those specs aren't really good. The PSU is generic brand and it'll probably die soon. I think the RAM is fine since I'm running XP 32 bit (I heard you can overclock RAM? I'm not too sure how to do this, is there a guide somewhere?). The CPU and GPU need to be upgraded though. This is what I'm thinking of getting:

EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 896MB SuperClocked

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Corsair 850w PSU

How does that look? Is there some place I can find these parts for cheaper? Or anything needs to be changed so I can get better value for how much I'm paying? I'm a student so I can't spend too much, I just want you guys' opinions. Thanks!

Oh and how long will this rig last me, is it future proof?

crazy-player

If I were you, I'd go with some kind of Quad core. I am currently running the Q8200, and it's really quite good for what I do. I think you'd be more satisfied with it rather than the dually you have listed.Elemayo

I agree.