i need to upgrade RAM and graphics card i need to know the cheapest way to go?

Question

I'm buying a Gateway MT6705 and want to be able to do some gaming so i want to upgrade the gra[hics card and ram to 2 g as cheaply as possible. Can anybody help me? her are the laptops specs

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2060
1 MB L2 Cache | 1.60 GHz | 533 MHz FSB
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB modules)
120GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive
15.4-inch Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT display
DVD±RW (8X Dual Layer) Multi-Format Double Layer Drive
Integrated Intel 802.11 a/b/g wireless networking
4-in-1 Digital Media Manager
ATIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Supports up to Up to 256 MB of HyperMemory
Audio AC '97 2.3 compliant
Expansion slot: Expresscard Type 54
65 Watt AC Adapter
Primary 6-cell Lithium Ion battery
Weight Only 6.24 pounds

Answer 1

If you will run Vista, better put 2x1Gb RAM. Otherwise, 1 Gb is ok for XP. With that amount of RAM GMA950 graphics will be able to share maximum memory that it needs.

With regard to graphics upgrade, there are NO retail internal cards for laptops. Some laptop makers like Dell have proprietary cards for some of their models.

The new ASUS XG Station is an expensive option. It interfaces with the (not too fast really x1 PCIe) Express card slot and requires an external monitor. It literally converts a laptop to a desktop.