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Hayamaneko · 2013-03-22, 09:41

These are my current specs for my PC

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz
ASRock G31M-S. (CPUSocket)
767MB GeForce GTX 460 (EVGA)

My question is if upgrading the GPU would improve overall performance to warrant doing or would I be better off saving money to upgrade everything else (CPU/RAM). Due to the limitations of my motherboard I cannot install any of the i3/i5/i7 processors or DDR3 RAM sticks, so I am wondering whether those limitations make upgrading the GPU rather pointless. To be clear I am looking for overall performance improvement on most regular PC task, such as internet browsing in video watching. I also play PC games and emulate old console games. The console games (specifically PS2) do not run smoothly so I am wondering if upgrading would improve those game running more smoothly

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Hayamaneko cat boy? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: at your house, raiding your fridge Age: 40	Hardware upgrade question These are my current specs for my PC Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz ASRock G31M-S. (CPUSocket) 767MB GeForce GTX 460 (EVGA) My question is if upgrading the GPU would improve overall performance to warrant doing or would I be better off saving money to upgrade everything else (CPU/RAM). Due to the limitations of my motherboard I cannot install any of the i3/i5/i7 processors or DDR3 RAM sticks, so I am wondering whether those limitations make upgrading the GPU rather pointless. To be clear I am looking for overall performance improvement on most regular PC task, such as internet browsing in video watching. I also play PC games and emulate old console games. The console games (specifically PS2) do not run smoothly so I am wondering if upgrading would improve those game running more smoothly __________________