[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chaozhound If it lies in your CPU and graphics, upgrading is actually a solution. Your computer sounds like its too bad to run anything without you upgrading your specs. There isn't anything you could do without an upgrade. [/quote] The CPU? Now I'm not very knowledgeable about computer innards, but it's my understanding that the CPU is basically [i] the computer. [/i] As for the graphics card, I'm not sure exactly how much it would help, and to avoid any uncertainty, I plan on just buying or maybe building a new computer. I mean, you can't upgrade a CPU. ...Right?