Need some upgrading advice

gastly

Disciple
Q: What is your budget?

About 10K

Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)

CPU - Intel Dual Core E2180

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-I945GCM-S2L

GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT

RAM - 1GB

Monitor - Dell

SMPS - Generic 500W

Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)

Monitor - Dell

GPU - Zotac Nvidia 9800GT

RAM - 1GB

Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.

CPU - AMD Athlon II X4 630

Motherboard - any compatible motherboard

SMPS - Maybe, if the current one cannot handle a quad core

Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component

Final upgrade

Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)

Delhi, Nehru Place

Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market

No

Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware

Gaming

Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.

None

Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?

MW2

GTA IV

Crysis

Prototype

Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage

Gaming - 1440x900 (Could go lower if the fps go down :p)

Desktop - 1440x900

Q: Are you looking to overclock?

Yes (A little)

Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?

Windows Vista 32 bit and Windows XP 32 bit

Linux - Ubuntu OpenSUSE

I think my cpu is bottlenecking my gpu, since I've seen some games (like Bully) run a lot slower, any thoughts?

PS: Is my current PSU worth handling a quad core, or do I need to upgrade that too?
 
This would be better upgrade.
A used (an year old) E7300/E7400 ~ 3.5-4k
2GB DDRII RAM ~ 2.3k. (will pep up system performace significantly)
FSP SAGAII 400w~2.2k/ Gigabyte Superb 460 ~ 2.2k/ Corsair CX400 ~ 2.7k(Very important considering you have a high power consuming GFX like the 9800GT).

If u need a platform change then
AthlonII X4 635 ~ 4.9k
Biostar A780L ~ 2.6k
2GB DDRII RAM ~ 2.3k
FSP SAGAII 400w~2.2k/ Gigabyte Superb 460 ~ 2.2k/ Corsair CX400 ~ 2.7k(Very important considering you have a high power consuming GFX like the 9800GT).
 
Thanks alot DarkAngel :D

I'll be upgrading in a few months and I think I'll go with the AMD setup as it's a quad core :)
 
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