video card prob.help.pls.....

hi. i recently bought a chaintech video card 256mb 6600.
only problem is, is that it wouldn't work.
it said that it needs a req. of 800mhz. <---- problem
it also reqs. intel pent 3 or higher at the 800mhz<-----problem

well my question is what is the problem with my comp.

my processor is only a intel celeron. i didn't think that could be the problem cause its 2.4ghz, but has a ramdac of 400mhz.

now i looked some of this up cause i'm not very computer savy. there was this thing called fsb which i didn't really know about. Is this what the 800mhz req. comes in? if so then thats the reason.

pls.help...thank you in advance.

What are your system's full specs? We need CPU + speed, motherboard model, BIOS, etc...

really....i dont know them.lol. told you i wasn't a computer wiz.

does all those things really need to be taken into concideration.

my cuz made the comp so i'm not sure of what in it. i looked at the req. for the video and my comp(using run:dxdiag) showed that i would have met all of them but the intel 3 which i am asking bout in the original post.

anyways. does anyone know if the speed req on the card means the 2.4 ghz or the ramdac/fsb? cause thats really what i think the problems in.

Ok, your card requires a processor of at least 800mhz, thats the speed of the core, now you said you have a 2.4ghz(2400mhz) that means your processor can more than handle it, it's got nothing to do with FSB thats not important.

What exact error messages are you getting???

o that. the moniter doesn't even read the signal. so basically the moniter is blank and yes it is compatable with the vid card.

atm though i wanted to get the card replaced by newegg, but they ran out of stock or its been discontinued so the refunded me instead :-( .

so does anyone know a vid card thats at least 128mb, agp, >5700 nvidia
or >8500 ati. and yes i'm trying to run BF2.

I'll take a shot....do you have the correct monitor cable connected? In other words: Is the monitor set to the cable that you have connected it with? On my monitor for example I have to make sure my DVI connection is set on the monitor or it will be a blank screen.

The ATI Radeon x700 PRO AGP is a pretty good graphics card to get, its 256mb but costs around $150,

if u press start, right click my computer and select properties u can tell us some of ur specs.

When you installed that card did you plus the power adapter into the card itself. Newer cards are requiring power directly from the power suppy. I had a problem like that when I first installed this x800xl, I forgot to plug the power adapter in and it only gave me about 10fps in games like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (after plugging in I got about 130fps)

aaa.. first off theres only two plugs for the monitor, the power and the cpu, so i dont think i could have screwed that up.
secondly there was no power adapter, so i dont think it was that.

i dont know the bios or anything nut heres what i got

windows xp pro sp2 version 2002 (5.1, Build 2600)
512mb
suposed 400watt power supply maybe 350
intel celeron 2.4 ghz
when i use run: dxdiag it says BIOS: default system BIOS
system model P4V88

radeon 9200SE agp (yuck i know, never quote" never" upgraded my comp b4)
internal dac: 400mhz
~64mb
current display mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (75Hz)

i know the card sucks, thats why i'm upgrading so i can play bf2. right now i'm buying a rosewill 6600 256mb and 128 bit. basically the same mods as the defective one i bought,but hopefully it will work on my comp.