My friend just built a brand new computer and gave me his old one (yeah he's rich), and I was wondering if I might be able to get some help in upgrading it to today's standards. It's only about a year and a half old, so it should run games okay, but I want to be able to play Supreme Commander at 1650 x 1080 with above average graphics, PLUS be able to do the same with Empire Total War when that comes out. Here's what's in the box as of now:
EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz
Geforce 8800 GTS (the old one with 320 MB DDR3)
Antec Sonata II case (with 450W Antec PSU)
2 x 1GB Patriot DDR2 800
ZALMAN CNPS9700
WD 7200RPM 250GB HDD
Sony DVD-RW drive
currently running windows XP
I'm kind of new at the whole computer-building/modding thing, so I need help figuring out what needs upgrading. What would you all suggest first? (remember *I* have a limited budget lol)
EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz
Geforce 8800 GTS (the old one with 320 MB DDR3)
Antec Sonata II case (with 450W Antec PSU)
2 x 1GB Patriot DDR2 800
ZALMAN CNPS9700
WD 7200RPM 250GB HDD
Sony DVD-RW drive
currently running windows XP
I'm kind of new at the whole computer-building/modding thing, so I need help figuring out what needs upgrading. What would you all suggest first? (remember *I* have a limited budget lol)