My specs:
Dell Dimension 8200
P4 2.25Ghz
256MB RAM
GeForce 2 MX 64MB
Win XP
250W PSU
I want to upgrade the RAM and video card and will be very soon upgrading to 768MB RAM. I bought a 256MB Radeon 9600XT which arrived today and when I set it up and turned on the PC, the fan on the card would spin, PC would appear to boot up but no signal on the monitor and I don't think the PC was even loading Windows. I've been told it's most likely a power issue, so maybe the card is hogging it and preventing the PC from booting.
Can anyone recommend a good video card either 128MB or 256MB that will run on my 250W PSU? I know I should upgrade the PSU but apparently the Dell ones are weird and others may not fit in the case. I also can't be bothered to be honest particularly as I only want to upgrade the vid card and RAM so that I can play games up to about a year old pretty well (eg. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, Rome: Total War and such) and later on I will just buy a whole new more upgrade friendly PC. So basically I just want to upgrade the Dell to keep me going until the end of the year or so.
Dell Dimension 8200
P4 2.25Ghz
256MB RAM
GeForce 2 MX 64MB
Win XP
250W PSU
I want to upgrade the RAM and video card and will be very soon upgrading to 768MB RAM. I bought a 256MB Radeon 9600XT which arrived today and when I set it up and turned on the PC, the fan on the card would spin, PC would appear to boot up but no signal on the monitor and I don't think the PC was even loading Windows. I've been told it's most likely a power issue, so maybe the card is hogging it and preventing the PC from booting.
Can anyone recommend a good video card either 128MB or 256MB that will run on my 250W PSU? I know I should upgrade the PSU but apparently the Dell ones are weird and others may not fit in the case. I also can't be bothered to be honest particularly as I only want to upgrade the vid card and RAM so that I can play games up to about a year old pretty well (eg. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, Rome: Total War and such) and later on I will just buy a whole new more upgrade friendly PC. So basically I just want to upgrade the Dell to keep me going until the end of the year or so.