i think, on the subject of upgrading your *hehe* six year old comp, you should completely take it apart and sell the individual peices on ebay. That way theres a chance you'll get more than the worth. Then go to Dell or someplace and buy a new high end computer. Find the best one, add memory and everything possible to it, buy a liquid nitrogen case for it then overclock as much as possible then you should be able to play any game you want no matter the requirements. Thats a high end computer with a pretty big budget but it wont ever melt down thanks to the nitrogen case and that pretty much makes overclocking at super high speeds safe lol. you may have to replace a fan motor or something every once in a while but i think its totally worth it if you are a full time gamer like myself. But here's all my big tech talk while im running on a windows 95 upgraded the os to 98 on dial up lol. If youre rich i say go for all of the above (plus internet 2 or DSL) but if you're saving up to be poor like me then just be happy with what you have. Anyways thats my message lol, thanks for everyone's attention an feedback, Nightscript