What part should i upgrade first?

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#1 cybercris16
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Ok, so i'm thinking on upgrading my rig but i don't know where should i start.

Here the specs of the PC:

MOBO - AsRock Conroe 1333-D667, 1 PCI-E 16x, doesn't support quad-cores, horrible for OCing...
CPU - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 @ 2.4GHZ, this isn't actually a problem because i'm only thinking on upgrade it when nehalem is out.
GPU - XFX GeForce 8600GT, is good for most of the games but not at my native resolution (1440x900)
PSU - A generic AOP (or something like that... :P) with 600W of power (i don't know if they are real or anything)
CASE - A horrible ventilated generic AOP case with only one fan at the rear.

So what do you guys think? my budget for this is only $200 and then i would have to wait at least three months to collect the money again for other upgrades.

I was thinking on a 8800GT but the PSU couldn't be enough and there's the problem with my case which could overheat the card. I honestly don't know where to start, your advices and help will be much appreciated.

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#2 rb2610
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What about RAM?
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#3 cybercris16
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2GB of DDR2 667MHZ, i think is pretty average...rigth???

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#4 WDT-BlackKat
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Because you're talking about essentially a complete new build... I'd just wait until you can afford to upgrade all but the video card. Put the new parts together with your existing 8600. Then once you've saved up another $200 you can probably get an 4870 for that cost by then.