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Sabathius
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: San Angelo
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 Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:16 Post subject: Video Card and Processor Question
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I can't remember what motherboard I currently have, but...
I just got a Geforce FX5700 LE vid card and I have a question.
In the game Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines, my processor P4 1.6ghz was above the minimum specs, but just barely. My old video card was right on the line. So I upgraded the video card. The problem I have now is this: Why is it still "choppy" It loads at the speed I predicted it would, since that should rely on the processor, but moving around in the cityscape, or say when it starts raining, the processor shouldn't have anything to do with it, should it? It's kind of frustrating. Whenever my character enters a fight, the speed is perfect, and I suffer no lag or choppiness.
Is my processor slowing my new card down? Should my next step be upgrading that and my MB or getting 512 more ram, which is what I have now.
Thanks and spleens,
Sabathius
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Owyyn
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Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:19 Post subject: Re: Video Card and Processor Question
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| Sabathius wrote: | I can't remember what motherboard I currently have, but...
I just got a Geforce FX5700 LE vid card and I have a question.
In the game Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines, my processor P4 1.6ghz was above the minimum specs, but just barely. My old video card was right on the line. So I upgraded the video card. The problem I have now is this: Why is it still "choppy" It loads at the speed I predicted it would, since that should rely on the processor, but moving around in the cityscape, or say when it starts raining, the processor shouldn't have anything to do with it, should it? It's kind of frustrating. Whenever my character enters a fight, the speed is perfect, and I suffer no lag or choppiness.
Is my processor slowing my new card down? Should my next step be upgrading that and my MB or getting 512 more ram, which is what I have now.
Thanks and spleens,
Sabathius |
That's a dumb question. Your processor has a lot do with everything, especially games. Upgrade!
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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:25 Post subject:
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In otherwards, if you put a ferrari engine in a mac truck, it's still going to go slow, because it doesn't have any torque. Buy a body to go with that engine.
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flikker
Luke Warm
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:27 Post subject: Re: Video Card and Processor Question
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Sabathius wrote: | I can't remember what motherboard I currently have, but...
I just got a Geforce FX5700 LE vid card and I have a question.
In the game Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines, my processor P4 1.6ghz was above the minimum specs, but just barely. My old video card was right on the line. So I upgraded the video card. The problem I have now is this: Why is it still "choppy" It loads at the speed I predicted it would, since that should rely on the processor, but moving around in the cityscape, or say when it starts raining, the processor shouldn't have anything to do with it, should it? It's kind of frustrating. Whenever my character enters a fight, the speed is perfect, and I suffer no lag or choppiness.
Is my processor slowing my new card down? Should my next step be upgrading that and my MB or getting 512 more ram, which is what I have now.
Thanks and spleens,
Sabathius |
That's a dumb question. Your processor has a lot do with everything, especially games. Upgrade! |
I wouldn't say it was a "dumb" question, as he also presented other alternatives for his lag situation. For instance the stuttering was present for me in EQ2 beta, until I upped the memory. Which means it was not a processor solution. Does the hard drive run in correlation to with the game getting choppy, because this would indicate that the game is working out of virtual memory. I understand the processor is above the minimum specs, but what are the recommended specs and where is your hardware in relation to them?
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r00typooh
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 5178
Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:35 Post subject:
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don't buy s****y video cards.. at least get a 5900 series or 6800 series if you're going nvidia.... or a 9800 or x800 series if you're going ATI.
anything below that is a piece of shit IMO
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Occulis
RealPoor Jedi
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 12/10/04 - 16:37 Post subject:
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HAY GUYS
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS THREAD
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