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[#ELMO#]

ive jus brought a new graphics card and psu but games are still running jerky

does anything still need upgrading?

my spec is

packardbell imedia 1507
intel p4 519(1mb cache)
santiago sis 661FX motherboard(533mhz)
1024mb ddr ram(200mhz)
180gb hd(7200rpm)
Gefocre PNY 6600gt 128mb
58ow PSU

cheers for any advice

ELMO

[oracle128]

What games? Got all your drivers installed? It could also be the video card, given the brand isn't that good.

[#ELMO#]

Half life2 run very jerky
dungeon siege II
earth 2160
games like that

dam i only jus got that aswell :sad:
what is a good make of card?

is that the only thing that need changing?

cheers
ELMO

[oracle128]

I wouldn't trust anyone other than ASUS, eVGA or XFX for GeForce video cards, but there's a lot of software options to consider before you go buying new hardware. Do you have the nVidia Forceware drivers installed? What version? Bad RAM might also be something to consider; is it one stick or two? Is all 1GB of it detected in the BIOS?

[#ELMO#]

so is it worth getting new graphics card?or is ther anything i can do to better my card i have now??
sorry no to sharp with comps yet what is nvida forceware?(prob really obvious)
i have 2 sticks of ram(200mhz) i think and yes all ram is detected in BIOS

cheers

[Miz]

I'm not a hardware expert so I'm taking a chance posting here but I did find some interesting information about the video card you have: "As it's the AGP version of the GeForce 6600 GT, it needs to draw power from both the AGP slot and an extra Molex connector. However, PNY doesn't bundle a Molex splitter in the box, so you'll need to make sure your PSU has a spare plug."

I have only a vague idea of what a Molex connector is or does but since the article says the card needs one but doesn't come with one, perhaps one of the hardware experts here can provide further input.

[#ELMO#]

Cheers miz i checked with the harware guys tuns out i have that wire connected already:raphael:

[Miz]

Ah well, it was worth a shot...might have been an easy fix. No such luck.

[oracle128]

I have only a vague idea of what a Molex connector is or does but since the article says the card needs one but doesn't come with one, perhaps one of the hardware experts here can provide further input.Molex is simply the computer hardware power connector. nVidia cards 6600 and onwards (don't know about ATi cards) require extra power additional to the AGP/PCI-Express slot. That would have most likely been the cause, had it not been plugged in. The article you mentioned simply says PNY don't package a splitter with the card (essentially a double adapter for cable connections), but most PSUs would have an adequate number of available Molex connections anyway.
so is it worth getting new graphics card?or is ther anything i can do to better my card i have now??Your card should be good enough. It could just be a crap brand causing troubles, but is not likely the problem.
sorry no to sharp with comps yet what is nvida forceware?(prob really obvious)Forceware is just the name nVidia give to their graphics drivers. Installing the latest version may solve your problem.
i have 2 sticks of ram(200mhz) i think and yes all ram is detected in BIOSTry running Memtest (http://www.memtest86.com/) to test if either of your sticks are bad.