Need advice on upgrades or new PC altogether...

[Fletcher]

All right, I NEED a new and better performing computer, mine is only just able to play Freelancer smoothly on low detail, which frankly lowers my fun. Not to mention it takes me ages to load Microsoft Office so I can work at home for college.

Here is what Xfire makes of my PC:

Manufacturer: MAXDATA
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 2000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.7GHz
Memory: 224MB RAM
Hard Drive: 41 GB
Video Card: VIA/S3G KM400/KN400
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: Vinyl AC'97 Audio (WAVE)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:

I have two choices.

Go to eBay and hunt for parts
or
Get a new PC and hopefully get a college grant in September.

What do you guys think?

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