New computer or video card/ram upgrade?
hey guys, i have a laptop i bought a couple years back and was wondering if i could get away with just upgrading the video card/ram or would it just be better to buy a new comp. i use it mostly for gaming and surfing the net. Also sorry about the lack of comp knowledge, only know what iv read online. And thanks for the help 
here's my specs
operating system ms windows xp media center edition
processor intel centrino duo mobile technology
intel core 2 duo processor t5500
operates at 1.66 GHz
2 mb L2 cache, and 667 MHz FSB
screen 15.4" widescreen
memory 1024 MB DDR2 Dual channel
video intel graphics media accelerator 950
with up to 128 mb of shared video memory
hard drive 100gb sata, 5400 rpm
also have a 500gb external hard drive
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ignore the other answer many laptops have 1024Mb(1Gb) of ram and much more, check in the bios that all 128 Mb are allocated to the video and upgrade the ram to 2 Gb you can't upgrade or change most laptop video cards, for what you do it's fine unless you go to high end gaming where advanced video cards are necessary and laptops with those are EXPENSIVE
You need DEDICATED graphics... the one you have now CANNOT be upgraded. It's built-into the motherboard.
I highly recommend picking up a new laptop if you want to do gaming... here is the best "bang for the buck" believe me... I do computers for a living dude...
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Look there for the best most popular laptop deals right now, and get one with DEDICATED VIDEO and at least 4GB of memory. You should be set for anything.
Also, its expensive but get the new i7 laptops if you can, TONS faster! You can never slow Intel i7 down.... never.