Trying to upgrade this for gaming.

[Luke774]

Hey everyone! I'm just wondering if I can upgrade this computer anymore. I recently put a Geforce 7600gt in it and I now have 1.5gigs of ram. This link leads to all the specs of the computer, (expansion slots, etc.). Please check it out and suggest on any things that i can upgrade it with for gaming! Thanks!
Gateway 831GM Media Center Specs. Desktops Specifications.

 

[Trotter]

You could always up the GFX card, but you would need to replace the power supply to feed it. You could possibly add some more RAM, but anything over 2 gigs wouldn't give you a real return. Since it is a pre-built, you can't really overclock it, so extra CPU cooling would be sort of pointless. The link didn't state the socket, but I am guessing either 478 or an early 775... either way you are pretty well stuck for upgrading the CPU.

You're next big step will have to be a new system. You could scavenge parts from your current system, or you could build new and have the old one as a spare.

 

[Luke774]

You could always up the GFX card, but you would need to replace the power supply to feed it. You could possibly add some more RAM, but anything over 2 gigs wouldn't give you a real return. Since it is a pre-built, you can't really overclock it, so extra CPU cooling would be sort of pointless. The link didn't state the socket, but I am guessing either 478 or an early 775... either way you are pretty well stuck for upgrading the CPU.

You're next big step will have to be a new system. You could scavenge parts from your current system, or you could build new and have the old one as a spare.

Ok thanks, that helped a lot. I think if i want to upgrade more i just need to start from scratch and build a new system.