I have - according to System - an Intel (R) Celeron (R) 2.40GHZ, with 2 GB memory - actually showing as 1.96GB memory - hard drive 40, running Windows XP Home. Installed on the pc is a S3Graphics ProSavage DDR - I'm GUESSING it's part of the MOTHERBOARD? - which works for some of the games my children play and for others - like Robots - the screen is all pixellated and constantly freezes. As I seem to have enough memory I wonder if the graphics card is the problem. It's no longer supported so I can't update the drivers. Some of the graphic cards on the market seem quite expensive, so I'm wondering is it worthwhile to spend more money on this CPU by buying a new graphic card, or should I just say, 'Tough luck, kids, you'll need to wait until mom can afford a new CPU?'We need to know what make and model computer this is, in order to determine what type of video card would work in it.  If you already know what type expansion slots you have, please say what they are.

The price range on video cards is wide; at the low end, they are not expensive. The key to knowing what would be appropriate for your computer is the system requirements of games played on it.  I'm not familiar with Robots.  Do you know the software maker's system requirements for it? Likewise, for other games.OK, bear with me here because I'm a techie twit. The CPU says Q-tech on the front of it. In the users manual in the introduction it says Intel Pentium 4, Accelerated Graphics Port compliant with AGP 2.0 specification, Ultra ATA/66/100/133, chipset VIA P4M266A AGP SET: VIA P2M266A + VI8235, Built-in VIA ProSavage 8 Graphics core. Is this any help to you?
'Robots' - on the box it says (in extremely small print so apologies if something doesn't make sense) OS Windows 2000/XP, processor 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, Direct X9, Memory 512MB, Hard Drive 1.0 GB graphics card Nividia Ge-force or ATI Radeon 64MB or similarSorry, just noticed that further on in the manual it says 'the mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V.' And then further down it says 'the mainboard is equipped with 3 PCI slots.'Here's good deal: EVGA 256-A8-N401-LR GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail, especially if you take ADVANTAGE of the rebate.Whoah, that's a good deal! And this would be OK for my CPU?Yes, but note this:  Some video cards have a small fan attached to them.  This one does not.  So, a cooling fan inside your computer case would be good to move some air through case and provide some cooling to the video card.  Do you know whether your computer a "case" fan?  Again, this is not the fan on your processor or the fan inside your POWER supply box (the fan that blows warm air out near where your power cord connects).  This brief article might be helpful: http://www.coolcomputercases.com/how-to-fan.htmHmm, I think I just have a CPU fan. Again, from the Motherboard user's manual that I'm looking at, it looks like there's just a CPU fan because it TALKS about 'installing the cooling fan assembly.'on the motherboard layout picture it says JSYS FAN, and beside that JCPU  fan, but the last time I opened the case to install more memory it just looked like one largish fan to me, so instead of drilling holes in the case would there be another graphics card that comes with a fan?Are you sure there are no holes already drilled in front or back of your computer case for a fan?  Just one 80mm fan mounted at the back of the case would probably be sufficient. They can cost be quite inexpensive, such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150007 Ah, I think I see what you mean. There's a grill type covering which covers the CPU fan thingy and then below that something that looks like a tea strainer? Roundish, almost three inches in size, silver, with holes in it? I'm sorry to be so dense, and to be taking up so much of your time. I'm afraid you got the village idiot Just had a look at the fan on the site you gave. So, if I buy this fan, and the card you recommended, I should be good to go? If so then I am very, very grateful for all your help, and so will be my kids! Quote from: BBSmallkid on May 06, 2009, 01:14:29 PM

Ah, I think I see what you mean. There's a grill type covering which covers the CPU fan thingy and then below that something that looks like a tea strainer? Roundish, almost three inches in size, silver, with holes in it?

Just had a look at the fan on the site you gave. So, if I buy this fan, and the card you recommended, I should be good to go? If so then I am very, very grateful for all your help, and so will be my kids!