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I'm not recommending anything new lol. I wasn't aware that DDR3 was that cheap already, guess I was wrong, but in that case DDR2 used is even cheaper. New obsolete equipment is extremely expensive, I remember seeing an Nvidia 7800GS for 200 dollars or something 2 years ago. But this kind of stuff goes for a very low price on classifieds in forums...
Also HDD can cause the most frustration if it's a seriously outdated one. I had this crappy 300GB Maxtor before I switched in a WD Caviar Blue 500GB (which I paid 28 dollars for, shipped). The difference was absolutely phenomenal, everything loaded much much faster. Now I'm on a laptop drive so it's a little slower than that one but bearable. Hard drive speed has really improved and it is something noticable on a day to day basis. I can't remember the last time my CPU was stressed from something other than a game.
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