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Hey all im new here. I am looking to upgrade my computer but I need to know what would be the best thing to upgrade first to prevent a bottleneck.

Here is my setup.

Running XP Professional
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
nVidia 7800GT PCI-E
2GB PC3200 DDR 3-3-3-8
ASUS A8N-E Motherboard
Creative Audigy 4
550W Power Supply

I am thinking of purchasing an nVidia 8800GTX if its my video card. If its my memory, I will upgrade to 4gb. If its my processor, im thinking of a 4800+ or 5200+ (if that exists, i think so.) Any responds will be greatly appreciated.

Nice to be here,

Frostblade10

Hello frostblade10, welcome to our forums

You already have a fast system there

I would say to go for the new video card, I think that's where you'll see the biggest bang for your buck.
That's 256mb more memory plus it supports DirectX® 10 and all the latest games.

FYI according to Asus the top processor listed for your board is an Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4800+