Compaq Persario CQ57 upgrade

Good Afternoon!
A few years ago I purchased a Compaq Persario CQ57 (model number A7A61UA#ABC) for a heavy price tag. Though it only included two gigs of RAM. Now a few years later the laptop has gotten much louder, and the speed as decreased an extreme ammount (To the point where it may take three minutes to open Google Crome). The laptop is also fairly bulky. I was wondering if it is worth putting upgrades into it. I was thinking adding more RAM and installing Windows 8. Would it be worth it? Or should I put the money towards a new unit? ( I also played a few games on it such as COD: MW3, but it no longer runs)
Thanks for the replies in advance!

Hi,
What is the model/product of your CQ57 ? Please use the following instructions for find out the model/product of your machine:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00033108
Adding more RAM is the fisrt step to increase performance but very hard to notice from 2Gb to 4Gb unless working on images. In this case, going to Windows 8 may not be the right move. I would keep and save money to buy a new machine.
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