DirectX 7 is no longer beta You may wish to try that. As for the gaming questions, your best bet would be to ask in the gaming section ;-)
And indeed go for a new monitor.. 17" minimum
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AMD K6-2/450, GA-5aa (bios 1.3), 64Mb PC-100, Millenium G200 16Mb (bios 2.3), Quantum Fireball EL 10.2Gb, Pioneer 10x DVD, Realtek 8029AS, Vibra16, Mitsubishi Diamond View 17"
And indeed go for a new monitor.. 17" minimum
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AMD K6-2/450, GA-5aa (bios 1.3), 64Mb PC-100, Millenium G200 16Mb (bios 2.3), Quantum Fireball EL 10.2Gb, Pioneer 10x DVD, Realtek 8029AS, Vibra16, Mitsubishi Diamond View 17"
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