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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 4627974" data-attributes="member: 478">Since you do not seem to want to waste your money, do not upgrade your CPU. The one you got should be more than fine for what today's software (even games) need. Wait another year at least until you go there.For the GFX card, I would also go GF-GTX260.DDR2 RAM is inexpensive. Get some good DDR2 RAM (2x2GB 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit from a Name Brand).PSU is very important. Get a new one, a good one, and a sufficiently powerful one (better a bit too much, than too little). Also definitely a Name Brand here.What else do you need? A new Mainboard maybe (some ASUS P5Q for example), unless the one in the Dell can be re-used (not sure what they use there), maybe a new Case (also depends on what the Dell has, but that is inexpensive, unless you want something really fancy), Drives (2x 500GB S-ATA II HDD plus a CD/DVD drive/burner or CD/DVD/Bluray drive/burner -- or reuse what you got in the Dell).I would probably just take the CPU from your Dell, and custom-build everything else new, but some parts might still be good and could be reused. You should end up way below $1000 with a really nice machine.ByeThanee</blockquote>