Having freeze problem on games

[alanjamesviper]

hi this is my first post i have freeze and slow down problem when playing games such as battlestar gallactica online and x3 tf in main battles and i was wondering if it was my graphics card
system specs
mainboard dell ohj054
graphic inter pci express
memory ddr2 dual 3072 mb
cpu intel pent d930
cpu speed 2394
power supp dell h305p-00
watt output 305w
graphics radeon x1650 pro 512 mb
screen res 1280 x 1024

please i would be grateful for any advice

 

[Tmagic650]

Is XP updated to Service Pack 3? The Dell power supply might not be strong enough to power the graphics card properly

 

[alanjamesviper]

yes it is a media centre edition version 2002 service pack 3

 

[Tmagic650]

So this computer is 9 years old?

 

[alanjamesviper]

no five years old but has had a memory upgrade from 1gb to 3gb also graphics card upgrade only slows down when a lot of action on screen

 

[Tmagic650]

Did you buy it used? Did you install MC 2002 on a newer computer?

 

[alanjamesviper]

computer came with that version installed

 

[Tmagic650]

Try replacing the power supply with at least 500 watts

 

[alanjamesviper]

thanks fpr the advice i checked the power needs for my graphics card and it needs 350+watts so now i search for a compatable 500 watt psu for dell 5150 if you know of any sites i would be grateful

 

[Tmagic650]

You are in the UK right? I'm in the USA

Something like this:
550Watts