Hi,

I'm after some advice on upgrading a DELL Dimension E520. Specs are below.

It seems to be struggling with Google Sketchup, Adobe Premier, and other graphics editing software.

The PC was purchased in Mar 2007 and I'm hoping it will last another couple of years.

Is it possible to upgrade the processor and if so, which one would be best bang for buck?

I believe I have two spare memory slots on my motherboard. Must I purchase exactly the same kind of memory as is already installed? Must I get it from DELL? If not, what is the best value?

Would the graphics card be limiting the graphics editing software?

Any recommendations on getting this PC running faster would be much appreciated.

Regards,

David

SPECS
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6300
(1.86GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

2GB (2X1GB) NECC Dual Channel DDR2
533MHz SDRAM Memory

256MB PCIe™ x16 ATI Radeon™ X1300
Pro w/TV-Out, VGA and DVI