Thanks for the input guys, I'll wait it out and see if they can patch any of the performance issues. I downloaded a program called Game Booster and it actually seems to be legit, my load times decreased by quite a bit and my game hangs way less.
Just a heads up if anyone else was looking for an easy way to increase performance. I won't have enough money to build a new PC for at least 6 months as I'm going to school in April, but when I'm done I'll definitely be building a new unit.