processor or ram?

[exho]

right now i either have the choice of getting a new processor or 1 gig of ram, right now i have 512mb of ram and my processor runs at a crappy 1.15ghz, i will eventually upgrade each of these but witch one should i upgrade first?

[Nathan0490]

Processor and ram. another 512 of ram is only $30 bro... processor gonna be around 200ish.. (mine was about $280 - amd 64 3500+)

[PBAsydney]

512mb of ram is $80 here .

I say processor, im running it fine on 512mb RAM. But i have a AMD 64 3000+ clocked at 1.8 (about same performance as P4 2.4 i think)

[Merlin]

You are going to have to upgrade both at the same time. If you upgrade your cpu you will need to buy a new motherboard and ram because your ram will be so slow (and quite possibly still SDRAM not DDR) and a new cpu wont fit your currnent mobo. Even if it is DDR ram, that ram wont cut it with the new processors around. Aslo I would suggest not upgrading to an AGP based system as AGP is quickly becoming old technology so upgrading an AGP machine will become difficult. Try and get a PCI-E system however it does require a new graphics card, but looking at the rest of your sytem you need a new one anyway

[exho]

lol i got a 6600gt graphics so i dont really want to change my motherboard but i checked on everything its all compatabale so it should be fine

[kewl e-man]

processor for SURE. ur 1.15 does not meet requirement for bf2. it is 1.7

[Nitemare]

If you had like a 2.2 P4 or higher I would suggest the RAM, but your processor is garbage.

[DeathFromAbove]

If you had like a 2.2 P4 or higher I would suggest the RAM, but your processor is garbage.

Yup it is...no BS

[exho]

lol yea thanks guys guess im buying the processor then

[NoSoup4You]

And here-in lies the problem.......

When you upgrade your processor, you will need to upgrade your motherboard, and RAM as well (most likely).

[cha0tic]

Getting a better processor is a much bigger investment and one of the most important parts of your computer so you want a good one.

[DrunkenPirate]

Considering that your current proc is only 1.15GHz, I would assume that all the other components in your system would need upgrading before you invest in any 1 piece of hardware.

[D3TON8R]

Wow, definately go processor first....but as all above denoted, it'll end up being more than just CPU bro.......

[Eddy01741]

Ok, you're going to need a new mobo, and since you have an AGP Vid card, you have to get a AGP mobo, the upgrade of processor and mobo wil cost about 250 bucks at least, and i'm guessing you also need a new power supply, cause i doubt they had over 300 watt power supplies back then, and you have to check the mobo form factor, the two main current ones are ATX, and Micro ATX, if your computer doesn't fit that kinda mobo form factor, you're doomed, get a new comp, how bout you just build a totally new computer with a AGP mobo, then put in your graphics cards. Good Luck

[XoC.bomber]

You need whole new setup, anything else at this point is a waste of cash. No upgrade will matter because you've got several bottlenecks without a new Mobo/Proc/RAM.