How to upgrade for £250

[PGdude]

Now please don't all go yelling 5850, I'm getting one in February anyway (fingers crossed), but what can I do right now? I'm thinking along the lines of case (for sure), but not sure about other things.

I guess Windows 7 is to be raved about, and with that, some 4GB RAM? And that would mean a new motherboard too? One that would clock well then.

I don't know what to do. I don't need to upgrade my processor, and I don't even know if I need more RAM.

I guess I'm too confused to think about it, but then you fellas just love this sorta thing, right?

Thanks a plenty.

 

[95thrifles]

Well with those bits you want youre coming in a bit over 250, why do you need new mobo? but yeah Id go for 4 gig of RAM and w7 now before it goes up (on thurs afaik)

Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £122.99 (£106.95)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £66.99 (£58.25)
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-8500C5C) £49.99 (£43.47)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £34.99 (£30.43)
Total : £274.97

 

[PGdude]

I'm not sure about Asus because of the poor customer service stories I've heard about them. Also I think you can Leave 7 out of the equation, I'll be getting that separately later on.

The RAM seems like a great idea, and I've been watching it quite a bit, and I'm not sure whether to click buy or not

And I think I want a case that makes my rig feel special. By that I mean spacious and feature rich (Not a fan of windows, unless they are nice windows)