i have a packard bell 2589, working with Windows Vista Home Premium (build 6000). um, heres some of my specs.

Board: Packard Bell BV Cuba MS-7301 1.0
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD W7301VP2.031 02/17/2007

241.47 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
211.75 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

ATAPI DVD W DH16W1P ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

ASUSTeK Tiger Capture Device
Realtek High Definition Audio

I'm a total noob when it comes to all this. i know i want more RAM and things. just tips to as well, on how to know computers. like did any of you guys read books or things, and what books i can read to be in the know how. help me!