gaming config

vbn_in · #1 March 17th, 2006, 11:47 PM

i have 3 major games installd. NFS U2, FIFA 05, CRICKET 04.
wat i wanna know is how to tweak my performance settings in windows so that game performance increases.

Tortanick · #2 March 18th, 2006, 12:07 AM

What exactly is the problem? can't use the good graphics settings? low framerate? Crashes?

And what specs do you have? Processor, ram and graphics card

vbn_in · #3 March 18th, 2006, 02:02 AM

:P i m so sorry i forgot to mention...

cpu: P4 1.8Gz
RAM: 256 DDR
motherboard: 845GL (doesnt even have an AGP slot leave alone a graphic card)

No serious probs...my pc reacts slowly in game and wen i exit for 2 min its like P2

oracle128 · #4 March 18th, 2006, 04:19 AM

You need more RAM, at least 512MB is recommended for gaming, 1GB if possible.
You will also need a video card, on board video is not good enough for any 3D games. If your current motherboard doesn't have an AGP or PCI Express slot, you can either get a PCI graphics card (not recommended) or a better motherboard which does have a slot (PCI Express would be better).

vbn_in · #5 March 18th, 2006, 07:21 PM

{ You need more RAM, at least 512MB is recommended for gaming, 1GB if possible.
You will also need a video card, on board video is not good enough for any 3D games. If your current motherboard doesn't have an AGP or PCI Express slot, you can either get a PCI graphics card (not recommended) or a better motherboard which does have a slot (PCI Express would be better). }

my motherboard dsnt have an AGP...dsnt even support a PCI graphic card...my vendor said so....so ill have to go for a new mother board....

Any suggestions on which motherboard gud for gamin dudes?

oracle128 · #6 March 18th, 2006, 08:26 PM

Unless you fancy changing your CPU as well, we'll need to know which socket it uses so we can suggest a replacement. The other problem is, changing the motherboard requires a reinstall of Windows; if you have a brand-name PC (Dell, Compaq, etc), the recovery/resource CDs won't work on a different motherboard (unless that board is supported by the PC manufacturer). So, you may need a new copy of Windows too, if that's the case.

vbn_in · #7 March 18th, 2006, 09:02 PM

my machine is custom made....so dont worry abt windows and backup stuff....as far as mother board concerns i may change it after 6 or 7 months provided i save that much...wats the point in increasing ram if i cant use graphic cards rite?

wats that abt sockets...i dont use S-ATA if thats wat u mean.....

**smurfy** · #8 March 18th, 2006, 09:55 PM

vbn_in, a belated welcome to CTH.

The motherboard in your system is not designed for 3D gaming purposes. It's an all-round busines workstation or home internet/wordprocessing PC board.

The Intel 845GL chipset is capable of some 3D acceleration in games but it's not going give you anywhere near good performance.
It would be like trying to drive a Dodge Ram in a F1 race - the Dodge may be a quick truck but it's not going to be able to handle the pace!

The intel Graphics chipset dynamically robs the system RAM to allocate to texture memory, so the more system RAM you have, the better the current set-up will perform. The lag when you exit games is most probably caused by the game not releasing the memory efficiently and the system trying to operate on 128Mb or less momentarily. If you are running XP, then it's going to be noticeably slow.

I'm pretty sure all the i845GLchipsets are P4 Socket478 but to be sure we'll need to know the exact make and model of the motherboard. If you're not sure, download Everest Home edition from out downloads section and it will tell you.
We'll then be able to identify what type of RAM and CPU (socket type) you have and be able to recommend a replacement that won't require you to replace all your other parts to match.
As you won't be able to afford a new graphics card immediately, any new board will also have to have an on-board graphics chip but we'll try to find one with a decent on-board chip (ATi or nVidia) to tide you over until you can afford one.

p.s. u dont need 2 spk txt here - it's nicer for those reading if you actually type properly.

vbn_in · #9 March 18th, 2006, 10:24 PM

Smurfy, thank you very much, its my pleasure being here.
I dont remember how I came across this site but I sure am glad i did. As far as my text is concerned I'll try my best :P. Habits die hard.

I'll see wat I can do about "download Everest Home edition " thing and get back to you.

**smurfy** · #10 March 18th, 2006, 10:33 PM

Sorry, was a little lazy, here is Everest - http://www.cybertechhelp.com/downloa...t-home-edition

vbn_in · #11 March 18th, 2006, 10:44 PM

hehehe....Its ok...I got it. I got it on this Site. downloading at 1 kbps. Beat that. Any way I'll get back to you in a day or 2. Thanks again.