Question, I am looking at improving my PC's performance for Rendering in Maya (PLE.)


My PC's specifications are given below

Essentially it is 1,5 years old with an
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz with 4MB Cache

2 GB DDR2 533 MHz Ram (Corsair)

Gigabyte 7600 GT (GV-NX76T256D-RH)

What can i do to improve my rendering performance...

Option (A). Add 2 GB of Ram to make it 4GB RAM.
or
Option (B). Change graphic card... (Please recommend a decent card, that is not too expensive).




Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
GigaByte Board model: 965P-DS3 (Intel 965P)
BrandName:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Corsair 2 GB VS 533MHZ DDR2 Ram

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional

System Model GBTUACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2399 Mhz
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.21 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB