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new cpu and mobo will help alot, so will ram and vid card. I would sugest ip35-e, 9600gt(if you can get the extra money), gskill ddr2800 2gig kit, then the best c2d you can get with left over cash, if any. you also need to be sure you have a nice solid psu like the corsair vx 550. you could get up over 2 to 3 times the power, and if you oc you will get good fps in everything exept crysis.
edit: e7200 and ds3l with 2 gigs of ddr2 800 gskill is $266, $400 with 9600gt.
i have the 175.16 drivers...
i think its my cheap motherboard. not sure though, or my ram?
i reinstall windows every month. and this install is a week old lol. its just a habit i have...
You should have had big a big jump in FPS...maybe you didn't up your settings or something or the games you are playing are playing aren't intense enough to be limited by the 7600.
I upgraded from a 3600+ to the E8400 and I'm real happy...do it.
What resolution do you use? Did you try more then 1 driver version? Performance can be all over the place with different driver versions, kind of hit and miss sometimes.