The nuts....
I upgraded this week
Old specs
e4500 2.2 dual core
8800gts 640m
4g pc2 8500
lga775
New specs
i3 560 3.3 dual core
gtx 460 SE 1g
6g pc3 1600
lga1156
I ran super_pi and hit 1M digit in 12s. So I think the processor is okay.
I ran furmark and scored 1716...