is this good?.....
 

The nforce2? is it a motherboard? http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=nf_reviews

CPU.

its a processor?, i need a new motherboard. I think i have a pci motherboard thing. too slow.

It's a chipset on the motherboard. Most mobos use VIA (if you've ever upgraded your 4in1 drivers you'd know this)
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oh, ok.....um so lets say i buy a new motherboard, i can buy the nforce2 thing and install it to increase the motherboard performance?

..it's built into the motherboard itself. If you wanted it you'd have to buy a motherboard that has it.

I'd be sure to check for compatibility before splashing out any cash for a new mobo though. If your current mobo is only PCI then i'd say the rest of your system is outdated too.

A general rule to follow is that if the price of upgrading your system if 50% or more of the cost of a new computer...you're much better off buying the new machine.

INTERESTED - post your specs and we'll tell you whether or not you should upgrade.

uh,

windows xp

1300 MHZ
Authentic AMD AMD model 7, step 1 ?????

768 MB memory

geforce3 ti 200

Okay, considering your graphics card i'd guess that an athlon and not a duron.

I'd say you're okay for a while. You also shouldn't have any problems with a new motherboard. And your motherboard has an AGP slot too. The graphics card you have requires it if i'm not mistaken. You're prolly running sdram. If you're dead set on a new mobo i'd recommend making sure it runs RDRAM (you'll need to replace your ram too, but you'll get a big performance boost from that alone)