• What did I do wrong here?
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Get speccy and post moar detailed specs.
[QUOTE=Beetle179;20119380]What did I do wrong here?[/QUOTE] If you bought all this recently - everything.
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Install the GPU drivers. [editline]07:28PM[/editline] [URL]http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_196.21_whql.html[/URL] this is the one you need, make sure though that you don't have any old gpu drivers. If you do, remove them first.
You just bought that? I have a 6 year old pc and this has a Dual core 3.00Ghz Pentium D. Take the hint. You built a horrendous pc. And when buying cards from Nvdia, don't buy anything below *600. They're basically, well, shit.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131162&cm_re=4850-_-14-131-162-_-Product[/url] ~4850 radeon [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073[/url] ~500 gb hdd Can't really tell what your mobo can support. Also I'm not good with intel since I've only had amd processors D: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036[/url] ~E8500 wolfdale
[QUOTE=Daltacentauri;20121122][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131162&cm_re=4850-_-14-131-162-_-Product[/url] ~4850 radeon [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073[/url] ~500 gb hdd Can't really tell what your mobo can support. Also I'm not good with intel since I've only had amd processors D: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036[/url] ~E8500 wolfdale[/QUOTE] Ironically, I was looking at the same GFXC. The Processor was also on a list. Now, let's say that hypothetically, I was to get either the GFX Card OR the Processor. Which would add more OOMPH? And if someone could confirm if the Processor would be compatible with my MoBo, that would be absolutely fantastical. Thanks. One more thing that I don't know if I mentioned - I'm not a hardware kind of guy. I certainly know what I'm doing when installing a new component (besides MoBo's, but hell, who can't learn [I]that[/I]). I'm not a software kind of guy, either... [nonsensical rambling] although I could tell you what an HTML file would show up as. And maybe some Javascript. I'm decent with Python, though. [/nonsensical rambling] I have trouble closing my posts D: [QUOTE=mikeyt493;20121011]You just bought that? I have a 6 year old pc and this has a Dual core 3.00Ghz Pentium D. Take the hint. You built a horrendous pc. And when buying cards from Nvdia, don't buy anything below *600. They're basically, well, shit.[/QUOTE] Yes, that has been established.
Getting the GPU only would add more "oomph," and would be much easier to install than the CPU.
Thanks everyone.
Yea, and please add another hdd or swap that other one, it's not going to store that much, and you'll need at least 320gb if your a gamer-type(or video editer/etc). The video card will show a large improvement, seeing as it matches with the 9800/250 although bottleneck may occur.
[QUOTE=Daltacentauri;20127195]Yea, and please add another hdd or swap that other one, it's not going to store that much, and you'll need at least 320gb if your a gamer-type(or video editer/etc). The video card will show a large improvement, seeing as it matches with the 9800/250 although bottleneck may occur.[/QUOTE] You know what, I'm going to ask it. Could you tell me, in simplified terms, what bottlenecking is? I'd do a google search, but that just returns verbose definitions of any shit you can think of. Oh, and the Hard Drive I don't plan on updating until I run really low on space. I have plenty right now, thanks.
Bottlenecking is when one part's power doesn't match up with the power of another. Like say you've got a system with an i7 975, two 5970s, and 64 megs of RAM. It's the RAM that's bottlenecking your system in that case.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;20127322]Bottlenecking is when one part's power doesn't match up with the power of another. Like say you've got a system with an i7 975, two 5970s, and 64 megs of RAM. It's the RAM that's bottlenecking your system in that case.[/QUOTE] Got it. Thanks.
Oh sorry, I could have sworn you had an 80gb hdd, not a 200. Bottlenecking is basically going to impact your video card, to a point where it will lose a potential 10-20fps gain. Buttsex, where can you find memory that has 64mb now anyways? Unless it's a motherboard with two pci-e slots and uses DDR DIMM :/
[QUOTE=Daltacentauri;20127434]Oh sorry, I could have sworn you had an 80gb hdd, not a 200. Bottlenecking is basically going to impact your video card, to a point where it will lose a potential 10-20fps gain. Buttsex, where can you find memory that has 64mb now anyways? Unless it's a motherboard with two pci-e slots and uses DDR DIMM :/[/QUOTE] You know what, I'm going to extend this thread some more. What would be the source of the bottleneck? I'd imagine the PoS RAM... It [i]is[/i] DDR2, but its processing rate isn't very good. Or the even shittier processor.
If it's DDR2 800 then it's fine. Remember, back in the days when the 8800 just came out, the only ram they had was DDR2 800 and 1066 and they managed fine. 667 and onward will probably start bottlenecking the system.
RAM might be a slight bottleneck, but nothing too severe.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;20128943]RAM might be a slight bottleneck, but nothing too severe.[/QUOTE] Nothing that he'll notice at least. Kiss one frame good bye.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;20130979]Nothing that he'll notice at least. Kiss one frame good bye. :bye:[/QUOTE] Didn't want to bump this thread, but it's happened, so thanks, everyone. I can do with a few less frames, provided it's not stuck at 20 FPS still. Thanks
[QUOTE=Beetle179;20131018]Didn't want to bump this thread, but it's happened, so thanks, everyone. I can do with a few less frames, provided it's not stuck at 20 FPS still. Thanks[/QUOTE] Nah, you won't be stuck at 20 frames. You'll be able to run your stuff fine.
[QUOTE=Beetle179;20119380]I think it's my processor... Nothing is overclocked. -Base computer: HP Pavilion a1606n -OS: WinXP Media Center 32-bit ---GFX: nVidia GeForce 9500GT 1GB (Best Buy ripped me off, $130) -RAM: 3 GB processing at 533mHz ---Processor: 2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium D (Dual-core) -HardDrive: 200 GB [b]-PSU: 630 Watts (Got it cheap off Newegg - only $45)[/b] -Network: Comcast 2M Connection -Mobo: Asus P5PL-LE -Monitor: HP vs17e Native Resolution 1280x1024 Now, when trying to run games like TF2 and CoDWaW, I can only manage to get about 15-20 FPS on lowest settings at 640x480. No matter what I do, I can't get it stable above 30 FPS. It's not my connection, which is flawless. I can't think of why this build won't run anything for me - after researching some more, it seems the 9500 GT is slightly outdated, but I don't want to throw money that I don't have around. Recommend anything at any price range, provided it's realistic. I'm not getting a GFX card over $185 US or a processor above $250 US. I really can't afford much more. All help would be appreciated. Also, keep in mind that this was not a computer initially intended to be a gaming build. It's about 2 years old, and I only upgraded it to [above] about 2 months ago.[/QUOTE] Am I the only one who thinks this isn't very safe?
[QUOTE=JJ Webby;20143355]Am I the only one who thinks this isn't very safe?[/QUOTE] Yes, that's about the price of a 600w cooler master. and for all you know it could be a corsair he got on sale.
[QUOTE=Beetle179;20119380] -Base computer: HP Pavilion a1606n -OS: WinXP Media Center 32-bit ---[b]GFX: nVidia GeForce 9500GT 1GB (Best Buy ripped me off, $130) -RAM: 3 GB processing at 533mHz ---Processor: 2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium D (Dual-core)[/b] -HardDrive: 200 GB -PSU: 630 Watts (Got it cheap off Newegg - only $45) -Mobo: Asus P5PL-LE -Monitor: HP vs17e Native Resolution 1280x1024 [/QUOTE] Now I'm running a pair of 9500gt's in SLI and I run TF2 along with some newer games great so your GPUs aren't the issue. Your RAM may be slowing you down (533mhz is kinda slow in today's standards, that's what they put in netbooks). Also if you give us your processor's model number we can lookup some more detailed specs (usually a letter followed by 4 digits, like e8500). Now for TF2 (along with other source games I imagine) you can lower the directX level from the console or launch options: Properties>Launch Options> -dxlevel80 This will set your DirectX level to 8.0, the others are: [code] [B]-dxlevel 95[/B] = Directx 9.0 (Higher Quality) [B]-dxlevel 81[/B] = Directx 8.1 (Medium Quality) [B]-dxlevel 80[/B] = Directx 8.0 (S'medium Quality) [B]-dxlevel 70[/B] = Directx 7.0 (Lower Quality)[/code]
[QUOTE=Kubi;20147823]Your RAM may be slowing you down (533mhz is kinda slow in today's standards, that's what they put in netbooks).[/QUOTE] DDR = Double Data Rate 533*2=1066 [editline]02:30AM[/editline] at least I hope that's what OP means
15-20fps@640x480/lowest is not due to those system specs. I guarantee it. My old pos PC from 2003 could probably do better at that resolution. That's more of a fucked-up-PC problem. Something is defective or not very compatible with your HP
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