i need advise on buying new video card & ram.

hello i own a computer but it has never worked proporly. so im wanting to buy a new video card and ram. i know most of my spec info but am always to scared to just buy one because thats what i did with what i have now and i have a computer i put about $1000-1200 ish into it but the screen dosent scroll smoothly & i cant play games. can anyone help?
please & thanks.rolleyes:confused

 

It would be helpful if you could supply some additional info on your machine; MB? CPU? do you use AGP,? HDD? and even the PSU to make sure you'll have the power to run some of the newer vid cards.

 

i have a msi motherboard k7n2 delta2 .
amd sempron 1.66ghz 2400+, 512 ddr dimm ram.184 pin, i have agp slot.
i think my vid card is to stong for my system it is a agp bfg geforce 5500.i have 1 ram stick 512mb 400 something, i want more but no im suposed to have paired but not much writeing on stick.
my power supply is currently 300watt but i do own a new 450 watt also.
thank you lots for any help.

 

Okay, I looked up your board and it's no too dissimilar from what I'm using, except mine is a Gigabyte board. First, vid card, here's a list of 3 AGP cards which would make a good match for your board; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...06790717&srchInDesc=AGP&name=GeForce 7 series I'm using the PNY card (at the bottom) and have never had a bit of problems with it. Now, the RAM; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104010 With this RAM, I would advise buying 2 sticks, which would give you a total of 2 gigs. I'm using 2 sticks of this and, again, not a bit of problems. If you want to save $10.00, you can go with this also; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141465 Personally, I'd go with the 'Hyper X.' (the first one)

I hope this was helpful, and if you have any questions, we're open 24\7!!

 

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, that 300W PSU won't be sufficient enough, I don't feel, to run your machine very well. That 450W would do alot better. However, what brand is that 450? I only ask because if it is an 'el cheapo' you'd be doing yourself a favor by investing in a good brand of PSU like Antec, OCZ or a host of others. IF you do decide to go with another PSU, I would go with one in the 500 to 550W range. This will you give extra power in case you ever decide to upgrade, say the CPU, more fans, etc. Some of my friends think I'm fanatical about PSUs, and I guess I am because I've seen, first hand, what an el cheapo PSU can do to your system when it fails.

 

I know, I'm a pain in the butt, but here are the specs on your board and, if you'll notice, you can upgrade your CPU for a faster one, if you choose. They'd probably be pretty cheap...if you could find one. http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/product_detail.asp?model=K7N2_Delta-ILSR