Help me spend $100 on an Upgrade!

[Katmandu]

I need help on deciding how to spend $100 on my system to speed it up. OR just save that $100 towards a new system.

Here's the specs I'm currently running below....

MSI MS-7061 KM4M-V, KM400 Chipset, AMD XP2200+ CPU, 1GB PC2700 DDR Ram, nVIDIA GeForce 6200 256MB 400Mhz, (2) 80GB 7200 Maxtor, (1) 40GB 5400 WD HDs and (1)Seagate 80GB 7200 External HD, O/S XP Pro

I'm not a gamer, but I am an extremely heavy net user. Usually have 5-10 IE browser windows open at once. Each with 2-3 tabs running. Usally have a 2-3 apps running as well.

My FreeRamPro usage rarely shows RAM usage >600MB (Of the 1GB installed). Not sure if this is accurate or not.

Should I spend a $100 on a faster Processor ?? More RAM ?? Or just save it towards a Duo-Core system down the road ?

 

[jeffw2767602]

RAM or new system

 

[MarcVenice]

Save it for a new system ... If your ram usage doesn't peak above 600mb then there's no need for more ram.

 

[Katmandu]

Some mentioned elsewhere about this deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820141214]Newegg.com - pqi POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail[/url]

 

[andylawcc]

ya, 100 bucks can't gonna do much imo. you will probably want to save up for a complete overhaul to see any significant changes. with $100, you can upgrade one or two things, but that will make the rest of the system obselete/incompatible. (ie: with $100, you can get a sempron with ECS 690G mobo with onboard graphics, but you will need newer rams and probably a SATA hdd [since, the new mobo only have one PATA port, you can only have 2 IDE drives]).

 

[bamacre]

I wouldn't put any more money into that system. Especially considering a 2GB kit of ddr2 is half that.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: bamacre
I wouldn't put any more money into that system. Especially considering a 2GB kit of ddr2 is half that.

that's if his rebate ever arrive ;p