What will improve my computer's gaming performance?

JayseFace

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I have a dell optiplex gx520 running windows xp with an intel video card and it won't run minecraft at all, even on low settings it lags horribly. I get about 5 fps and I only have 1 gb of ram. I'm wondering if upgrading to 2 gb of ram would solve that problem, or if I would also need to buy a new video card (I hear Intel video cards are awful). So if i need to buy a new video card, would this one be compatible with my computer?

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1302-LR/dp/B0049MPQA4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=144CR09OO06U1&coliid=ISNP48NLZNL9X

I want it because it's cheap and I'm not entirely sure I need a new card. So, would upgrading my ram to 2gb suffice or do I need to buy this video card? And is this video card even compatible with this computer?
 

JayseFace

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Ok I've literally just fixed another computer like it within the last thirty minutes that I got for free but its got an Intel Pentium D processor, is that any better?