alright now check this..

my parents dont trust me with anything electronics for some reason so im looking to learn how to upgrade my own computer without ruining it

and im just a high school student with only like $100 to spend right now.

i know my computer sounds ancient, i think its a 2003-2004 dell tower or something? im just looking for some help cause i want to get into PC gaming but i have no clue where to begin..

so is there a way to findout what i have under my hood? like a website or something? i have no idea what is compatable with my motherboard yet alone i dont even know what kind of motherboard i have lol right?

im going from...

NVIDIA geforce fx 5200- 128MB

to...

ASUS EAH4350 SILENT/DI/51 Radeon HD 4350 Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFire, Dual-Link DVI, VGA, HDMI

im not a big computer wiz.. i just wanna play games like battlefield 2 and black and white 2 with no problems with atleast medium-high graphics..

should i also consider upgrading my RAM memory too? i only have 512MB, my friend told me that i need ALOT more but im sorta on a budget..

any suggestions??

thanks

you think after all of those nice computers... you could buy some decent chairs

btw. nice thread it help lots

garry's mod

hey everyone.. i dont know much about computer gaming so i need a little help

alright so i boot up black and white 2... it takes around like 5mins to load to just the menu

i click "new game" takes like 15mins to get to the first cutscene

i finally get to the part where the island shows up, it looks horrible- the water is green and lifeless, the island has no vegetation on it, the devil and the angel have no hair, its REALLY laggy, and it ultimately freezes when it gets to the creatures part.

i fiddeled with the graphic settings and it only allows me to play on low setting for details

i have a

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (with display memory of 128MB)-- idk if thats low but it sounds low

512MB RAM-- do i need more ram?

3.0GB Free space on my C:/ disk

Processor speed of 2393.9-- whatever that means

im just woundering if i should buy more RAM memory or a new Graphics Card. (maybe NVIDIA GeForce GT 7900)

I REALLLYYYYY WANNA PLAY THIS GAME!!!!

thanks

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