thats 450 CDN and I dident get it to play games, I just wanted to know what needed upgrading

got it last January.

I always build pc's and laptops and sell them on so if you want any help i am always here

what type of ram is in it

ddr 2

Stfu and gtfo.

I've used Vista since it came out and it's been fine. Sides, DX10. =P Any true PC gamer would be using Vista to run the most recent games.

You can make a pretty nice desktop for $450.....Ummm...off of memory:

AMD Athlon 64X2 5400+ (2.8 ghz) = $87.00
*EVGA (lifetime warranty) 8800GT = $129.99 (also free Crysis game!)
*2GB Corsair RAM (lifetime warranty) = $34.00
Standard DVD Drive = $20-$30
250 GB Western Digital HDD = $54.99
*Antec 900 case = $79.99
Any decent motherboard = $79.99

(Monitor, keyboard, mouse not included (assuming you already have those) )
*NOTE* Any product with a '*' has a mail in rebate to achieve that price!
Check these items on Newegg if you're not sure...

EDIT: OK this rig is ~ $536...(Check EDIT 2)

EDIT: Darn, I forgot the PSU...That'll add another $50 or so...

You ain't too good with any pricing apparently...just because it costs more than a 360 doesn't mean it should have better graphics...this is a laptop computer, not a gaming console.  Laptops always have less performance for more money because it's portable, and it still does way more than consoles can, it's a computer after all...it's not just for games...$450 for this laptop is not a bad price, but it's no gaming machine.  Some extra RAM would never hurt.

Sorry, but my experience with Vista has been less than stellar, and that with a better system than the OP's ^_^

I think TigerDirect ships to Canada, you could get stuff from there.

I agree with fazz since this is a laptop.

If you have a laptop, I would advise getting XP if you can, because laptops can't handle Vista as well as desktops. You will see lowered performance all around with Vista, ESPECIALLY with only 1 GB of RAM.

And DX10 is pointless...it's a very minor visual upgrade at the cost of probably 10 fps, and that's for cutting-edge systems. For anybody with an 8800 and below, there's no benefit to running DX10, therefore no benefit to using Vista.

I would highly suggest building a desk top computer. You can easily build one for well under $1000 that will be able to play all of those games on high settings with good resolution.