Go to My Computer, then to Control Panel, Then click on System, this will tell you how much RAM you have and what type of CPU (processor) you have. A good way to see what video card you have, right click at the desktop and click properties, click on the Settings tab and in the Display box it should say your current video card. Also check that your screen refresh rate is highest that it can go (which average is 74 or so). That can be found in the video cards options/properties.