Advice on new HDD and RAM for 2008 iMac [closed]

"I would definitely go for as much memory as possible, especially if you are planning on using virtual machines.

For games, the performance of the hard drive probably only affects loading times. As for the Samsung hard drive, I have that particular drive for media storage, but I install my games on an earlier Samsung (320GB) model - so I can't really comment on the performance. Another option is whether an SSD is suitable, but note that your iMac's graphics capabilities and CPU will be the most important factors for gaming performance."