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luckypapyrussam

luckypapyrussam

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I got myself a new pc a few weeks ago because it was going cheap, now i have installed Call of Duty 2 on the machine but it seems to have pretty low fps, of around 70-100 on lowest settings..

Specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2
2GB Dual Channel ram (Not sure what ram)
512mb X1300 Graphics Card

Now i know that the graphics card it letting it down a lot but should i be getting fps this low?

My old machine was a lot worse but only had slightly lower fps.

Old Spec:

AMD 3200+
512 Ram Dual Channel
9600 se

I mean thats a pretty LOW system, but is my graphics card really letting my system down that much?

Thanks for any reply's

Sam.
 
neocon said:
what did you expect with a £50 gfx card?

X1300 is just a toy. You should have atleast got a x1900 or 7600.

a 7900 GS can be had for £100. probably double your fps
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The grpahics card came with a pc as i bought it as a whole because it was going cheap, i want to buy a X1950 from here as they are quite cheap now, i knew that the graphics card is really crap but i was getting the same fps with a 9600se and just thought that the graphics card could have been faulty or something.

Thanks anyway guys, but i dont think i will be getting a graphics card for a while as we are moving house :'( wish me luck :P

Sam.
 
neocon said:
another problem is that the PSU is probably inadequate for use with a x1950. y
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Is there any way to check the power of my PSU other than opening up the case and checking on the side? because the last time i opened up the case to check there was loads of differant numbers and i just couldnt tell what was the number i was looking for :P

Anyway is there some power lead from my PSU needed for a x1950 graphics card?

Im a newbie when it comes to upgrading as u can tell :rolleyes:
 
the-void said:
Would have seen far greater benefits by overclocking the 3200+ to near single core 3800+ speeds (not many games utilise the 2nd core as yet). Flogging the 9600se and adding the money to the cash you spent on the x1300 and the 3800x2 and bought a 7800gs (Assuming you have AGP).

If you really wanted the dual core CPU then you should have just got 1Gb of memory and a 7600gt.

Anything is better than the x1300, it's a terrible card. But then, so is the x1600 as well.
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Didnt you read? the pc is a pre build

And thanks for the replys guys, maybe i should be upgrading my GPU soon then, even though i dont have much money too :P, maybe il find a nice x950pro in the for sale section when i have some cash to buy.

Sam.
 
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