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Ive got a Pentium dual-core E6600, 3.06 Ghz, and my video card is Ati hd 4560 1G. Ive got horrible fps on every new game i play since i got my new 21.5'' screen since i have to run any game at 1920x1080. I have no idea how to fix this issue. For example i just played tera online and i had horrible fps with medium to low options until i switched on a lower resolution thus making the game look plain and not so good. Any idea how to increase my performance? Is my pc locked somehow? Im pretty much a big noob and i have no idea what to do. And also i dont want to overclock.
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You have an old CPU, with a very low powered (and old) video card.
What resolution was your old monitor - you should see the same performance as you did with your old monitor if you run your new monitor at that same resolution.
Unfortunately, 1080p gaming for most games will likely take a better computer than the one you have, and that computer is old enough to where you aren't really going to be able to just upgrade it cost-effectively.
My old monitor was a 19'' or 17'' not widescreen so i used to play on 1280x1024:( . Yeah i think ill take a hammer and go nuts on my pc. Cant afford to pay for a new one anymore:)
The first problem is that your video card doesn't exist. I'm guessing that you mean a Radeon HD 4550. If that's what you have, then AMD's bottom of the line GPU from three generations before the newest one. So basically, your hardware is doing all it can handle, which isn't very much.
You've got a few options, really. One is to simply accept that your hardware isn't very powerful, and run a lot of games on low settings (e.g., a reduced monitor resolution). Some games probably won't run smoothly at any settings, but most games can at least be made to run.
The next option is to upgrade your hardware. A faster video card would make quite a bit of difference. Something like this would give you several times the graphical performance of what you have now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161386
That's hardly enough for max settings, but still a considerable improvement. It's low enough power that it might not require replacing your case or power supply, the way that a higher end card would.
The third option is to replace your computer outright. The video card isn't the only thing meaningfully constraining your gaming performance. At some point, you have to say, I got three good years out of it (which is about how old the hardware you list is), so now it's time to replace it with something new. How soon you do that is really a question of budget.
You could also try switching back to the old monitor. Having to render more than 50% more pixels puts a lot of extra strain on a video card. Having the monitor wider and shorter means that the the extra stuff that the monitor displays is way off to the side where, in many games, it doesn't matter what's out there. That varies wildly from one game to the next, though. The move to "widescreen" was driven by televisions (where the shorter, wider aspect ratio makes sense) and marketing (the same number of inches on the diagonal is less area if the shape is farther from square), not computer uses.
Comeing here and askign for help without being very specific about what your actually have is a bad idea. You have to understand that many of the people around here are pretty hard core about PC building and anytime you have an older model anything they would really want you to replace what ever it is you have. I'm not the give up and buy new parts kind of pc builder. I am that guy who will not let go till the parts die or i can not makeit work anymoer as my specs below will show.
DID you build this comp yourself?
What motherboard do you have? It should be printed on your board someplace ususally in large lettering.
How much RAM do you have?
What power supply? This will help figure out what vid cards it can or can not support.
It is hard to suggest upgrades(if there are any) without knowing at least this much. There may or may not be parts still available for this system.
AMD Phenum II x4 3.6Ghz 975 black edition
8 gig Ram
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
I can already tell you that based on the statment that the base computer is a Pentium E6600 and old 4500 series GPU, that it's going to take eseentially an entire rebuild. You may be able to salvage the case and DVD drive, remotely possible is the power supply, and that's about it.
The video card is outright a replace item. It was bad even when it was a new part. There wasn't really any justification to buy it when it was new, except that most of the people buying it didn't know any better - I don't fault them for it, it's just a circumstance. It needs to go.
The CPU needs to be upgraded badly, Wolfdale is fairly old, and while there is nothing against just being old, it's just that it's very limited being dual core and about 4 generations behind. If it were a Yorkfield Quad Core, or maybe even a Penryn, it may still be able to hang in there. But Wolfdale dual core, it's very limiting in today's games.
E6600 is a LGA775 socket - so right off the bat, your looking at a motherboard to upgrade that CPU. And it's DDR2 RAM - that means you need DDR3 RAM for almost every motherboard for any modern CPU.
And being an old computer, with an ill-fitting video card almost always means you need a new power supply, and usually a case.
Wolfdale was introduced in 2007/2008. The upgrade (in the form of Nehalem/Clarkdale) were introduced in 2008/2009. That means this computer is about 4-5 years old. Nothing wrong with being that old, except that mechanical parts (hard drives, fans, etc) have a lifespan of about 5 years, give or take. So you'd be taking a big chance reusing the case fans and hard drive.
So really, the only thing I haven't mentioned, is the DVD drive, which is a $20 part.
Honestly - at that point, your better off planning around an entire new computer. All of that just from seeing the CPU and GPU.
Now maybe I'm making a lot of assumptions - some of them may be off: maybe there really is a very nice PSU in there, maybe the HD is brand new, etc. But those things are usually mentioned in the first post, or when it comes down to talking actual budget to buying items.
G31MF-S2 is my motherboard. Im sure its very old. I also have just 2 gb RAM. Im also confused about smth else. When i played tera on the japan beta i played it in 1280x1024 resolution and it worked just fine( i had my non-widescreen monitor back then) and now in the sneak peak it was horrible as I couldnt play even on the loest of graphics. I also wanna mention that during the japanese beta i had my old dual core of only 1.86 ghz. I really dont get it. Smth must have snapped or smth in my pc.
I think your first issue is the vowels on your keyboard are broken.
Second, make sure that you are playing at the same resolution. Low Graphics settings won't necessarily change the resolution of the game, and that makes a big difference in your performance.
Now, playing at 1280x1024 may look a bit funny on a wide screen monitor - almost all of them will stretch to cover the full screen, but you should be able to set it up to do black bars down the side instead, or choose a similar wide screen low resolution (1280x800 or 1680x1050 or some such).
Lastly, there could be large changes from the Asian Betas to the Western Beta - the game has been out and about for about a year in the East, and a lot of the changes that have been made in the mean time are supposed to be reflected in the Western release. A lot of things could have changed in the software.
G31MF-S2 is a solid motherboard.
I am more of a AMD (pricing is much better)man myself but this looks to be a pretty good motherboard. Sure its old but its solid. It supports a wide range of CPUs which is good. Now looking on the gigabyte web page and the list of supported CPUs your E6600 is about mid range on the list. Look at the list find the cpus that are quad cores and look around and see if any are still available. I bet you can extend the life of this machine another 2 years if you can find one of the quad core cpus for it.
Found this on Newegg...kinda pricy if you ask me for a older model cpu which is why i am an AMD man. This is the only quad core i found for Intel that fits your board. For that much money I could buy a current markets AMD board, cpu and ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041
In my opinion.
Intel comps are not good systems from a budget minded builder such as myself. I always build my systems based on cost/performance in that order. So long as the AMD chip performs withint the specs I need I don't care if the intel chips is faster ...I probably save hundreds of $ using AMD.
What ram do you run atm?
Grudingly in this case i would have to agree with the rest, building a new system with a minimum of a new board, cpu, and ram is probably your best and most cost effective option. I myself would not speend $300 for a 2-3 year odl cpu as an upgrade.
AMD Phenum II x4 3.6Ghz 975 black edition
8 gig Ram
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760