Components for upgrade

lafors

I've moved my PC to somewhere I can use it again in the house and I've been noticing a "lack" of speed/power.
Here's the current setup...
EQS Motherboard M64K9-ALV (Socket 939) with ATI Radeon Xpress 200 onboard (disabled)
AMD Athlon64 3200+ 2.0ghz
2gb (2x1gb) of Crucial PC3200 DDR-DIMM 2GB KIT CL3
Asus Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 (PCI Exp)
2x 250gb SATA HDD
Blue Storm II 500W PSU
(Its running Windows 7)

I'm not to worried about the HDD's for the time being, more the CPU.
Its a socket 939 so the highest I could go on that would be an Athlon X2 4800+, which would be an improvement no doubt but they're expensive (on ebay etc.) for some reason, probably as they don't sell them anymore.

So would I be better off upgrading the mobo and CPU?
I was looking at this kit on komplett with the newest AM3 socket...
-AMD Athlon II X4 620 Quad Core, Socket AM3, 2,6GHz, 2MB
-Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H, Socket-AM3 AMD 785G+SB710, DDR3, Firewire, GbLAN, ATX, HDMI, DVI, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16
-Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 2GB CL9 Kit w/2x 1GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, for Intel and AMD, 240pin
@ €209
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=407611

What do the experts think?
btw as a standard point of view I'm looking to be able to run Crysis as good as I can. Which I can barely run at the mo

Deano12345

Upgrade kit looks good,you'll notice a nice difference with those changes.

WHat are the specs on your PSU by the way ?

lafors

Deano12345 wrote: »

Upgrade kit looks good,you'll notice a nice difference with those changes.

WHat are the specs on your PSU by the way ?

From de internet:
-500W, up to 550W
-ATX 12V V2.2 with backwards compatibility
-Dual 12V output rails output : Separate 12V rails for CPU and peripherals, in accordance to TUV safety requirements
-High Efficiency up to 85%
-Serial ATA connectors for HDD
-Supports PCI-Express connectors
-Energy saving on standby mode <1W
-Thermal coated, blue protective casing
-Environmentally friendly power supply with Active PFC
-120mm fan with variable thermal sensing control
-Compatible with the latest Intel and AMD processors
-BSCC (Blue Storm Cooling Control) with optimised structure for whisper-quiet operation
-Voltage stability, even under heavy loads
-Over-voltage, over-current, and short-circuit protection (OVP, OCP and SCP)
-Input voltage: 90-132V / 180-264V switchable
-Dimensions: standard PS2 -150 x 140 x 86mm

It has 6 molex, 2 SATA, 2 PCI-Express, 20+4, Can do 24.

There's a couple of reviews on it here & here

Deano12345

2x12v rails,strange....

It looks fine,but those 2 reviews seem to be quite old.Make sure you have the 4/8 pin motherboard connectors,not all older PSU's will have them (And neither will most older motherboards)