What should I upgrade first?

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AppleCorey

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Hey,
I'm upgrading my Gaming PC and I have no idea where and what to start with first.

-I want to be able to play games on better quality setting
-To be able to use it with programs such as fraps without lag issues to start doing Let's Plays on youtube
- To run faster

Here are the specs for my PC :

Windows 7 64 OS
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 - 3.40ghz
Memory: (RAM) 4.00 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Primary hard disk: 100GB Free (233GB Total)


Let me know if there is anything I've missed, but I'd really like to know what I should upgrade the most and which to start with.
 
Which motherboard do you have?
250GB HDD seems small to me. Is it an old one? Or is it SSD? What is the model number?
Have you got retail version of OS?
 
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Your properly better off buying a new custom built computer, that you can build yourself like me.

This is a build yourself one:

Motherboard
Gigabyte 970A-D3 AM3+, DDR3, USB3, SATA3, GBLan, ATX £61.15

Processor
AMD Vishera FX-8320 3.5GHz AM3+ Black Ed Processor-Retail £103.01

Memory Bank 1
8Gb (2X4Gb) Dual Channel DDR3 1333Mhz Memory £36.67

Memory Bank 2
8Gb (2X4Gb) Dual Channel DDR3 1333Mhz Memory £36.67

Graphics Slot Crossfire 1
EVGA 03G-P4-2664-KR GeForce GTX 660 3GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card £137.20

Optical Device 1
Samsung SH-224BB 24x DVD+/-R SATA DVD Writer - Black £12.19

BluRay Drives
None

SATA Device 1
1TB Hdd

Card Reader
All-In-One Internal USB2.0 Card Reader (3.5 Inch Bay) -Black £4.08

Operating System
Windows 7 Home
 
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