my upgrade =
going from
(nice case, pentium 4 650, 1GB ddr2 ram, 160GB hdd, 1x Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT, 1x Audigy 2 ZS sound card, high-speed university internet)
to
(blah case, athlon 64 x2 5000+, 2GB ddr2 ram (some recycled), 160GB hdd (recycled), onboard video, onboard audio, drive-to-town internet)
and it pwns.
by the way, that’s the only upgrade I’ve made, really, as far as a system. unless you want me to detail getting headphones, usb hubs, and all that mundane stuff. and I don’t plan to upgrade past that for at least a decade, if the hardware holds up…