I finally talked some sense into myself.

Well I ALMOST just blew a crapload of money on an upgrade I didn't need to play a new online video game that I'll be sick of in 6 months. After some research and careful consideration (and accidentally stumbling onto this article right frigging here), I decided I'd rather spend 70 bucks on some more RAM and chill a bit on the major overhaul. I'm downright dangerous when it comes to spending money (having a job is good fun yea?), but with the XBox 360 on the purchase horizon, I think I'll give this PC another 6 months or so before upgrading it. Either that or I'll get angry the next time it crashes, grab my granny's sledge hammer and lobotomize it into mechanical tofu.