having never built a AMD rig, I kinda want to try it, but they say ATI cards perform better on AMD machine, is it true? my bro is running a 4890, I can just swap with him that makes a difference.

Anything below a i5/7 upgrade is not worth it. Besides, your duo core is still right up there in 99% of today's games.

kaitanuvax

I was thinking maybe like an Q9550 or a E8500 something faster then my cpu? you dont think its worth it?

around $350, so which means i7 isnt really an option for me, because that means new board, ddr3, and possibly a new psu as well

you should try a program called Smart Defrag.

My specs:

CPU: Pentium D E6300 OCed

MoBo: Gigabyte EP43-UD3L

VGA: BFG GTX275 OC 896MB

RAM: 4GB Patriot DDR2 800MHZ

PSU: Antec Trio 550W

My rig is more then 2 years old and I am just not sure its up to task anymore, here is some benchmarks I did just now, please let me know if it is time for me to upgrade this old lady.. and Which part should I go for first, where is the bottleneck as far as gaming go.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1710/64928208.jpg

Edit: running vista 64 bit SP2

Im about to put together a new rig with lots of old parts,

Parts I already have:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

EVGA Nvidia 9800GT

2x 1GB Crossair XMS 800MHZ DC

550W PSU (forgot the brand)

And a DVD RW Combo Drive.

2x 500Gb HDD

I am trying to get a Antech 1200 Case and new Mobo, Although I am not sure how many Fans my PSU can power after powering all these hardware, and what I need to know when getting a new mother board? like what kind of north bridge to get and etc...

Thanks in advance!