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I have an HP computer with 1.2 Ghz Celeron, 128 MB ram, no video card, or anything else special.

Hi darkhorse,

Ram will help. So will the video card but don't expect too much performance from a PCI card.

Everything you mentioned will help, but sadly, your motherboard is always going to hold you back. I wouldn't spend much trying to upgrade the old HP. They are terrible computers for high level gaming and every cent you spend will  ultimately be wasted on it.

The trouble with a motherboard upgrade is that you will need new DDR ram, a nice fast CPU, a new AGP video card and probably a bigger power supply as well.

This leaves you with a case, monitor and peripherals to work with and you'll probably want a new case!

At this point you are just about to stop reading this in despair........ but there is a solution. Try advertising the HP on notice boards, free publications etc. Put a reasonable price on it because it's "As New".

Last I heard, Compaq cases were popritary. Although, I'm not sure if the one he has is or not...

For just playing games like FS, faster processor and more RAM go further than the best video card. If you do decide to build a computer, knowing that can help a bit.

compaq cases are sometimes weird...
it's most likely that a normal 500w psu doesnt fit in it, but if they adhere to the ATX standard you hopefully can remove the connector plate and replace it with another one

So far as I know, only the Dell Dimension desktops didn't adhear to the ATX standard.