HELP!!! Advise needed

[flight#23]

i know my com is a little outdated and i've tried playing NBA 2k9 on my PC
it lags and is very slow.
Here are my com specs
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 3
Intel Pentium 4 2.40GHz,512 MB of RAM

I know this is sux but can you guys tell me which part must I upgrade or do i need to change the whole thing?

[Angelo]

may we also see your vid card and btw you really need a new processor since your only running on a single core

[Patr1ck]

You really need to upgrade your ram, too.

[Bruce]

from the looks of it, it looks like you need a new rig... you should have looked around for the min required specs... anyway, just off the top of my head I think it is something like this: P4 3Ghz/1Gb for XP/Nvidia 6600.. I spent barely $400 to get an el cheapo rig that performs well. I only experience lag with the game when I'm pushing everything on high and the filtering is at 8x... 4x works fine for my el cheapo rig.

[flight#23]

My vid card is Nvidia Geforce 6200
so from the looks of it I need a new processor, and upgrade my RAM?
What specifications would you guys recommend so there will be completely no lag?
I want to play this game without lag
Thanks

[carchayser]

I recommend you buy a completely new rig as a new processor (dual or quad core) will require a new mobo, your ram should at least be at 1gb since you're on xp but I personally recommend 2gb or even more. Your vcard should be geforce 6800 series and above (8600/8800, 9600/9800 series are recommended) or ati 3000 series and above (ati 4000 series is recommended).

With that kind of hardware, you can probably play at high settings without lag.