ati radeon 2600 pro fps problems

[hershy253]

well i just bought this card a few days ago hoping that it would run a lot better then my geforce 6200 but i was wrong im getting mad fps drops and sometimes i cant even move my mouse it likes to lag also and it glitches when im ingame can anyone i mean anyone help me with this problem will mean a lot to me ive been saving my money up for a new card and then i get a problem like this it sucks

 

[invisik]

wats the rest of ur system spec?

 

[hershy253]

i have a p4 2.4 ghz,1.25 gig ram,40 gig hard drive, and a 2600 pro
um well i just figured out that i have a 200 watt power supply and it says it needs 300+ would that be the reason for the fps drops?

 

[hhahaahyea]

yeah i'd think so haha
under loads the cards consume more power.
so if they aren't given the power than they don't perform well at all.
similar to a car running out of gas i guess.

better upgrade that
wouldn't be too much at all
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371013
antec is a pretty good brand.


EDIT: make sure it has all the power connectors you need, and don't get a really cheap brand a good PSU is important

 

[hershy253]

another thing i have a dell optiplex 260 and someone just told me that dell power supplies demand certain types of power supplies but my power supply in my computer is half the size of my mother board is that usual?