It kinda depends on games you want.

You already have a decent system, but it would be helpful to know the clock speed of your CPU (you know, GHz).

dual core 2.2ghz

im probably just gonna play fps' but i dont mind low settings as long as i get a decent framerate on most of them

8800GT would be nice, but I think you're pretty good off. Just don't expect to be running Crysis on highest settings with zero lag.

I'm currently using a PC with

Yeah, that's a pretty good PC.

bulletbill0: Your PC is decent enough to run most games out now, the only thing slightly holding it back would be the processor.

You could probably boost your ram up a gig reasonably cheaply. I wouldn't recommend replacing the 8600gt with an 8800gt as the performance-gained compared to price just isn't worth it.

Oops, I was talking to bulletbill in my last post.

About Kyo's PC's, the PC's are a bit outdated in some areas like the CPU, but is good enough to play games, as long as they aren't too intense on the PC.

k thx, and ya the 8800gt is a bit out of my reach price-wise

I'd boost up the ram but most people say 4gb ram on a 32bit OS might not register all of it, and it's a bit overkill

if the cpu isnt very good what would you suggest?

Nothing wrong with your cpu, but faster is better in some cases if you're put off by mid-level performance. You can get a x2 6400 (6600?) for around 170 $ US.

so I'll either go up to 4 gigs of ram or get an 8800gt

or maybe a psu?

well I looked around and this is what I got

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+ 2.3ghz (idk bout this)

3GB ram ddr2 800mhz

nvidia 8800gts 320mb

BIOSTAR NF61S-M2 TE AM2 mobo

Rosewill Stallion 450w psu

Windows XP home w/ SP2

total price (w/ rebates) = $744.88

better?

and to kyo: I probably won't bring ram up to 4 gigs because of the 32-bit OS not reading all 4gb

Only curious, why wouldn't you just drop in a 'high-end' cpu? The 4200 you have hardly begins to compliment the 8600 that you have there already.

well with an 8800gt then i'm definitely not gonna be able to get a quad core, so maybe just a 5000+

$800 budget

I'm not sure that I understand you there. What I meant is to drop in a much faster cpu in the rig that you now have. Only that. An AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz is a truly massive upgrade for you, and only 162 $ at newegg. If you stop at a 4400, all the other you spend on it isn't worth the money, and I really, seriously doubt there'll be an 800 $ increase in performance over your last machine.

getting amd athlon 64 x2 6000+ 3.0ghz, and bfg tech 8800gt 512mb oc

need help with mobo tho