Is this computer worth upgrading?

[CKPGirl]

So, two years ago, my family made the mistake of buying a overpriced HP computer at Circuit City, and though I doubt it I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it'd be worth upgrading it, or should I just save up money for a new computer?

Computer
HP Pavilion a6030n

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+, 2511 MHz
2.4GHz*, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache, 2000MHz System Bus

*Though the site advertises 2.4GHz, I've consistently gotten a '1.9GHz' from the Can You Run It? program.

Motherboard
Everest put this as 'Unknown'.

Memory
Memory type
DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots
4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (two available)

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE

External drive bays
2 external 5.25"(one available), 1 external 3.5" (occupied)

Expansion slots
2 PCI slots (1 available), 1 PCI-E x16 slot (available), 1 PCI-E x1 slot (available)


I've been using this for gaming, so if this turns out to be worth upgrading, what would you guys suggest I get?

 

[CKPGirl]

Alright, I hate to double post, but I'd really like to get some opinions on this.

 

[sniperviper21]

i would say new

 

[mikazo]

You didn't say how much RAM was in it. I'd probably go for new if it's for gaming, but otherwise you might benefit from a RAM upgrade or maybe a new video card. Anything must be better than a 6150.

 

[Kage]

If you are pretty happy with how it games, but would like more performance. you could easily buy a PCI-E graphics card and replace the one you have now. This will give a performance boost, without having to replace the motherboard/CPU, etc.

What else do you use the PC for? Struggling to run some programs due to speed? Games you may want to run, or programs?

 

[CKPGirl]

You didn't say how much RAM was in it. I'd probably go for new if it's for gaming, but otherwise you might benefit from a RAM upgrade or maybe a new video card. Anything must be better than a 6150.

Sorry about that, it has 2 gigs of RAM.

So far, it's been able to run every new game I put on it. (Dragon Age, Sims 3, etc.) It's even managed to run on higher graphics settings, though it then starts to lag considerably. I was hoping to be able to upgrade it so I could run the games at higher settings, and get it to run Left 2 Dead 2.

I wanted to save some cash through upgrading, but if it's better to just go with a new computer...

 

[eslfish]

I'll say it's up to you...personally I'd just got make a PC from Newegg. But I think those specs could run L4D2, do you have the money to build a new PC?