fuzzy pc picture ...not a montior problem ..help

2 days ago ,,my pc screen went fuzzy ....i tryed a different montior but...it was the same ....i have a radeon express 200 video card (motherboard) i cant find a driver up ...im hoping that will fix this problem ...i play (wow) world of warcraft and it very annoying too look at it like this ...thanks for any help u can give me ....windows xp ....is my os

 

Suddenly going fuzzy does not indicate a driver, rather it sounds like something with the graphics solution is failing. Swapping out monitors quickly shows if the problem is with the monitor or computer, so that was a smart move. I am assuming the computer is free of malware, the cables are securely fastened, and you made no other changes 2 days ago (resolution or other graphics settings, etc.).

I think you need to think of this as an opportunity to upgrade your computer and get an add-in card, then disable your on board graphics. Doing that accomplishes several things that help in overall computer performance - even with a $25 entry level card PCI card, or better yet, decent 256Mb DDR2 card such as this $50 card.

Cards generally have a better GPU (graphics processor unit) than on-board - important in today's graphics oriented world
Cards come populated with dedicated RAM tweaked for graphics processing
Disabling the on-board frees up the previously snagged system RAM, in effect, giving you more RAM
More RAM means the page file on the slow hard drive is used less
More graphics tasks can be handed off to the card, freeing up the CPU for other tasks​

All the above makes for better gaming! Almost every motherboard has a spare PCI slot. If yours has an AGP slot, get an AGP card for another performance boost.

There is a downside to adding a card. Cards tend to draw more power, so you need to make sure your power supply is big enough. Also, more power also means more heat generation so you may have add a fan, or route cables to ensure the best front to back air flow.