upgrade without buying??

[kmoo]

upgrade without buying new pc???? im running a xp home with a 768mb ram and have a geforce3 graphics card....can i upgrade to a card that will be able to run new games?

 

[amosf]

Depends on the machine. You can upgrade, but they age of the box will determine how much advantage the upgrade will be.

 

[newguy5]

upgrade without buying new pc???? im running a xp home with a 768mb ram and have a geforce3 graphics card....can i upgrade to a card that will be able to run new games?

AGP cards are pretty much obsolete, and hence, the games that are made today are geared more towards PCI-E. so spending the money on an AGP card is kind of a waste IMO. this is a similar boat i was in a year ago when my video card died. even though i found a replacement for free for a little while, i decided it wasn't worth it to put any money towards an outdated AGP card.

so in other words, no, i don't think you would really find it advantageous to upgrade unless it was the entire computer.