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I had a nvidia geforce FX 5200 in my computer and when i played games it didn't have the performance i need so i figured out what kind of slot i have and watts for my computer(450W) and i bought one at tigerdirect.ca and thats the ATI radeon x1650 Pro AGP

More info:http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3101648&CatId=318

so i bought it i did research and i was confident it was going to work so i opened it up and did the proper installing it into my computer but for some reason the my monitor(dell 2001fp) trying DVI-D and VGA and it wouldn't work and just stayed in power save mode so now i have to wait for my cousin to come visit and try to fix it (he is a computer guy) but i have no patients because my summer is almost over 1 month to go doesn't anyone know the problem please help

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Check the refresh rate, as well as the default resolution for that card against the supported modes for that monitor. If the card has a default setup that is not compatible with the monitor, then it will not wok. Check, and repost.

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