Profile pics and avatar pics are two different things..
An avatar is the little picture displayed below your user name in the profile box on the left side of every post. You may use a
forums avatar or upload your own custom avatar.
Avatars are limited in size to 80 x 80 pixels or 48 KB (whichever is smaller).
To upload a custom avatar: Choose a picture you like that is stored in your computer. Resize the picture to meet the size requirements above using a photo/image editor or
camera software.
Images that are too large will fail to load and you will receive and error message.
1. Click user CP (control panel) on upper blue tool bar.
2. Click edit avatar on left side menu.
3. Scroll down to the "Custom Avatar" box and click the "use Custom Avatar" button.
4. Click Browse button. A file menu
screen will appear and you can choose the avatar file to be loaded. The file name should appear in the "upload an avatar from your computer box".
5. Click save changes.