Upgrading an older system?

[cyrian]

Hi everyone. I've got a pretty old system with a 1.05Ghz cpu and a GeForce3 Ti200 and I was wondering if it's worth it to upgrade the video card. I'm not thinking about anything specific, I was just thinking that since the system is that old and the cpu is so slow getting a better card for it might not cost that much these days.
Is there another card that would be significantly better or would it not even be worth it?
Thanks!

 

[iggybeans]

Simply stated, no don't bother. Your cpu is too weak. BTW - An AMD A64 X2 5000+ that can be overclocked to 3.1 only cost about $50. A basic AM2 motherboard can be had for about the same and 4 gig of DDR2 is about $25 (after rebate). Video cards? Nvidia 9600GSO under $80 or an ATI 4830 at about $100. So, that's about $200 or slightly more (without OS or a possibly required power supply upgrade).
Or, if your not a heavy gamer, a slightly better AM2+ motherboard with built in graphics (like one based on the 780G chipset) starting at about $80. Then you probably won't need an upgraded PSU.
Cheap and MUCH faster.