How do i over clock my gts 250? (its factory superclocked) also could my 600 watt coolermaster PSU handle it?

ooooh thats tough to do, i don't think its possible to do for an average computer person, if you REALLY need that essay and REALLY don't want to re-write it, there are company's that do that for a price.

basically whats the difference, how much better is my gts 250 (super clocked edition factory done not by me) than my friends 9800GT?

With the cash your planning on spending i don't think its worth it at all to keep the current pc, as that processor is way outdated and probably couldn't handle the home theatre. (Just my opinion)

I'd see if the battery is the problem first, also this is the PC hardware discussing forum not the "rant" forum (no offence meant just saying)

no, its not good enough for gaming, id get a better graphics card and 2 more gigs of ram, also maybe a quad core for future gaming, look to spend $1000+ for a gaming rig (plus monitor is extra)

EDIT: double post sorry///////

Depends what your playing maybe a 6/10 or a 7/10 MAX

My best guess without looking at your pc, is that your fan has gotten a little bit warped and is grinding against the side, try taking a closer look at it and see

I would get the bottom, one, Only change is you would hugely benefit from 4Gb of RAM>

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Quad Core @ 2.66GHz

4GB RAM @ 1666

EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 295

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