Upgrade my computer or buy a new one?

upgrading is your best option.the system is till running on a recent proessor.just upgrade the other parts like ram and so on

That a fairly decent computer for free, all you need to do it max out the ram and that thing should fly. Go to http://www.kingston.com and search for your computer to see what kind of ram you need, they should also tell you what the maximum amount of ram it can handle. Either get it there or wherever else you choose. They have some nice and cheap resellers sometimes. Graphics cards, all computers should have graphics cards, you just need to find out which ones they have, either call the place or go there and ask. If they don't mention what it is, then it isn't that good.

it's still pretty new. an upgrade of RAM (it's cheap and easy to install) would be best. upgrade to 1 gig next clean up your computer...download CCleaner and run it. next, see what's running in the background, start-up, delete all temp files, etc. then defrag your hard drive your computer should regain its speed. newer models won't appear much faster than if you clean up this one.

I just noticed a laptop at Best buy yesterday for 399 dollars, brand new one. They just get cheaper every day!

definelty by a new new. and your best bets are hp's or gateways. dont ever get a dell

I suggest u buy a new one, here is an example. 1. intel dual processor, 3.3+ Ghz 2. Nvidia 8800+ card 3. 3 GB ram 4. 7.1 sound card + sound system 5. if u like to play games with extreme graphics, then buy a mother board that support dual 3d cards, that is 2 3d cards on 1 mother board. 6. SATA 100+ hard disk 7. DVD ROM 8. Cooling system