Confused

Snake91839 · 07-21-2006, 12:10 PM

I have an pretty out of date hp that i got for Christmas one year. I do like to play games on it like Battlefield 1942, Civ IV, and World of Warcraft. When I play world of warcraft I have to play with the resolution set at 800x600 and the game runs at an average of 14 FPS. The Processor in it right now is an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ With an FSB of 200 MHz. I have a Video card in one of the PCI slots. The card is a PNY Geforce FX 5500. And i can't figure out of my FPS problem is because of the video card or the processor. If someone could give me advice that would be great.

Thanks

Erich K · 07-21-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by Snake91839
I have an pretty out of date hp that i got for Christmas one year. I do like to play games on it like Battlefield 1942, Civ IV, and World of Warcraft. When I play world of warcraft I have to play with the resolution set at 800x600 and the game runs at an average of 14 FPS. The Processor in it right now is an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ With an FSB of 200 MHz. I have a Video card in one of the PCI slots. The card is a PNY Geforce FX 5500. And i can't figure out of my FPS problem is because of the video card or the processor. If someone could give me advice that would be great.

Thanks

I have the same computer. I think you need a better graphics card. The one i have (Sapphire x800GTO AGP) works great, and i can play most games on the highest details.

Snake91839 · 07-21-2006, 12:18 PM

Thanks a lot, it's a relief to know it's the Video card instead of the cpu.

lancec2c30 · 07-21-2006, 04:39 PM

when that PC really goes out of date, scrap out the optical drives and other useful hardware and you could probably build yourself a good cheap gaming comp.

CrazeD · 07-21-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by lancec2c30
when that PC really goes out of date, scrap out the optical drives and other useful hardware and you could probably build yourself a good cheap gaming comp.

Yep..

I bought a new case, motherboard, and CPU, a mousepad, and some fans for like $300. When I buy my video card, I'll have a pretty decent gaming rig for about $500. It won't be the best, but it will run any game out.

Ridlyn · 07-21-2006, 09:53 PM

If you can afford and find it, the 6800GS will be your best bet, get a new hs/f+as5, and unlock the pipes and vertex shaders and oc to 6800 ultra speeds.

charles_scott · 07-22-2006, 12:56 AM

I think he may have PCI only slots...

reggie_da_man · 07-22-2006, 06:49 AM

If he does then get a 6200...or there's another card that's a bit better but I can't remeber which one.

massacreinfallx · 07-22-2006, 09:59 AM

upgradding toa better cpu might be cheaqper then upgrading the gpu after theprice drops....

Snake91839 · 07-24-2006, 09:43 PM

I know that I have been looking a lot at building a new computer, but i would have a budget of around 700-1000 dollars. I've been snooping around on newegg and have found a lot of cheap stuff that looks pretty good, but I also want to be able to run about any game that I want. If anyone has any hardware suggestions, that'd be great.

07-21-2006, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snake91839 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 361	Confused I have an pretty out of date hp that i got for Christmas one year. I do like to play games on it like Battlefield 1942, Civ IV, and World of Warcraft. When I play world of warcraft I have to play with the resolution set at 800x600 and the game runs at an average of 14 FPS. The Processor in it right now is an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ With an FSB of 200 MHz. I have a Video card in one of the PCI slots. The card is a PNY Geforce FX 5500. And i can't figure out of my FPS problem is because of the video card or the processor. If someone could give me advice that would be great. Thanks

07-21-2006, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
lancec2c30 Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,015	when that PC really goes out of date, scrap out the optical drives and other useful hardware and you could probably build yourself a good cheap gaming comp. __________________ XP Pro \| Vista Home Premium \| Linux Ubuntu 7.10 s939 X2 3800 Toledo @ 2.6ghz \| evga 7900gs \| 320gig + 80gig wd \| 1gb Ram \| Abit KN8 SLI 3.1ghz achieved. 70K F@H member..............still waiting for the "iRACK" Norcent will not be forgotten.

07-22-2006, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
charles_scott Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,418	I think he may have PCI only slots... __________________

07-22-2006, 06:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
reggie_da_man Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,568	If he does then get a 6200...or there's another card that's a bit better but I can't remeber which one. __________________

07-24-2006, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snake91839 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 361	I know that I have been looking a lot at building a new computer, but i would have a budget of around 700-1000 dollars. I've been snooping around on newegg and have found a lot of cheap stuff that looks pretty good, but I also want to be able to run about any game that I want. If anyone has any hardware suggestions, that'd be great. __________________ <a href="http://www.bf2player.com/index.php?page=stats&account=98775039" target=_blank><img src="http://www.bf2player.com/sig/98775039-982.png"></a>

07-21-2006, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Snake91839 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 361	Thanks a lot, it's a relief to know it's the Video card instead of the cpu.

07-22-2006, 09:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
massacreinfallx Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,567	upgradding toa better cpu might be cheaqper then upgrading the gpu after theprice drops....

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