When i play games like Gears of war, Crysis, Call of duty 4 on my pc i get bad frame rates and my computer goes REALLY slow. what can i buy to fix this? Here is my specs!
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Hard Drive: 250 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
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12 responses so far ↓
1 Jacob // Aug 9, 2008
I think that your problems are your graphics card and ram. I would suggest 4gb ram and an Nvidia 8800-9800 graphics card. With those upgrades you should be able to play on high settings with no lag.
2 FiniteOxide // Aug 9, 2008
Whenever you wish to buy a game, always make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.
check the box or go to the manufacturer’s website to check and see if you meet them.
if all needs are met, and your computer is till going slow, consider the possibility of viruses/spy ware slowing down your overall system’s functionality. scan with adequate programs like avg, adaware, etc. to get rid of them all.
3 frogger20027 // Aug 9, 2008
Well your graphics could be the problem, and same with the RAM. If you have too many background processes running it can eat up your RAM and overload the processor, and the end result is slow games.
4 anon234 // Aug 9, 2008
you may need to update your graphics card drivers
or update to the latest version of direct x
or get more ram(i would recomend 4gb as i dont think 1 is enough)
5 John B // Aug 9, 2008
try more ram or a video card with more memory also try increasing the refresh rate on your monitor if you can or get a monitor with a quicker response time
6 Ben F // Aug 9, 2008
a number of reasons,
These are high requirement games.
your processor is quite old which may be part of the reason why it slows.
Your graphics card is not that high spec, even though it is a 8 series
You could try getting a new graphics card, that should help with most of the problems, my old pc had same spec as yours and had trouble running most of those games. You could also get a new processor but it would still need a new Graphics card.
7 ME!!! // Aug 9, 2008
The graphics card plays a key role. Ensure that the graphics memory is well above the game’s req’d amount. Also another GB of RAM at least would help (as it can also be assigned to the graphics). It may also be you have too much RAM to graphics so not enough RAM. Check the BIOS.
8 Perfectest // Aug 9, 2008
For running slow there are many causes:
Microsoft Registry Problems = Slow Computer!
Spyware/Adware
RAM
De-Fragmenting
Etc.
Below can help you speed up your pc:
For IE, click Tools, Internet Options delete files (offline files) clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want) click o.k., and Restart
For Firfox, press ctrl+shift+del, and click clean private data.
Manage your startup:
Open your Start menu -> Click Run -> In the command screen type “msconfig.exe” -> In the “system configuration utility”, click either “service” or “startup” tab -> Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
De-Fragmenting
1. Right click of C Disk.
2. Click properties.
3. Click tools tab.
4. Click “Defragment now”.
5. Click Defragment.
You can search which process full use you cpu, and end the process.
Under steps:
1. right click on the TaskBar.
2. click the Task Manager.
3. click the processes tab.
4. double click the CPU.
5. find if the “System Idle Process” is max.
6. if not right click and click end process.
Learn “Why Is My Computer Running so Slow?” and “How to Speed it UP”:
http://downloadlk.com/WhyIsMyComputerSlow.htm
Use the tool: http://downloadlk.com/themosteffectiveregistrycleaner.htm
9 TechKnow // Aug 9, 2008
There is a good article in the following link on slow computer and its solutions. Please have a look.It may help you
http://itsupportcell.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=38
10 Jenny // Aug 9, 2008
Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some registry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause “computer slow”.
Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you’ve installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it’s Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.fix-system.com/
You can download and scan your computer for free.
11 That D // Aug 9, 2008
Try this computer speedup tool:
http://boost-pc-performance.info
It works very well.
12 Elizabeth A // Aug 9, 2008
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