I'll try to make this short
I recently got TES:Oblivion and Hitman Blood Money the other day and when trying to play the game it barely even moves, the picture just jumps about with long loading times when i move the mouse and is unplayable... so i guess this is either down to the 512mb ram i have or the geforce fx5200... so i decided to upgrade both.
Now my problem is i dont know what would be best to buy, what my computer would be able to use and just dont have a clue where to start looking. What is an AGP or PCI? What type do i need? And what is the Mb all about? - some 128mb cards costing alot more than 256mb?
Im just looking for a card that could run games, like those above, smoothly. Doesnt have to be top of the range as am not such an avid gamer. Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed... have been looking at nvidias products as thats what im already running so would prefer to stick with that incase anything messes up but would not rule out radeon or anysuch. Thank you for any suggestions or input - im not just someone who cant be bothered to find out i just dont have a clue about any of this :S
Any help on the RAM would be appreciated too.
Incase needed-System specs
DellDimension 8300
Nvidia Geforce FX5200 Graphics card
512mb ram
Intel P4 2.6ghz
P.S - Cant really afford to spend that much.. looking around 30GBP (or $60-80$) second hand if need be.
I recently got TES:Oblivion and Hitman Blood Money the other day and when trying to play the game it barely even moves, the picture just jumps about with long loading times when i move the mouse and is unplayable... so i guess this is either down to the 512mb ram i have or the geforce fx5200... so i decided to upgrade both.
Now my problem is i dont know what would be best to buy, what my computer would be able to use and just dont have a clue where to start looking. What is an AGP or PCI? What type do i need? And what is the Mb all about? - some 128mb cards costing alot more than 256mb?
Im just looking for a card that could run games, like those above, smoothly. Doesnt have to be top of the range as am not such an avid gamer. Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed... have been looking at nvidias products as thats what im already running so would prefer to stick with that incase anything messes up but would not rule out radeon or anysuch. Thank you for any suggestions or input - im not just someone who cant be bothered to find out i just dont have a clue about any of this :S
Any help on the RAM would be appreciated too.
Incase needed-System specs
DellDimension 8300
Nvidia Geforce FX5200 Graphics card
512mb ram
Intel P4 2.6ghz
P.S - Cant really afford to spend that much.. looking around 30GBP (or $60-80$) second hand if need be.