[Help] Cpu or Gpu

[Mucski]

I recently got a old card ati radeon 9600 xt , also known as x1050 with 256mb ddr2. Now I tried to play Perfect World , but unless there is almost no one around me , the FPS is varying from 2 to 10 , if there is no one around me besides monsters , it goes up to 25-30, which according to their minimum system requirements SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

On the other hand , I tried to pull down all settings to minimum. Which increased from 2 FPS to 5 ...

But , I also have an awful old CPU now , 2.2ghz athlon x64 (doesn't even play flash videos on any page), and have 2 GB ram. Now I wonder what causes the HUGE Fps drops , the CPU or GPU , because if its the CPU , I might be able to change it.

 

[Samus.]

Well, for starters you should replace your graphicscard. And perhaps also a new motherboard+CPU as well since what I see now is a AGP setup.

 

[Rishwin]

I recently got a old card ati radeon 9600 xt , also known as x1050 with 256mb ddr2. Now I tried to play Perfect World , but unless there is almost no one around me , the FPS is varying from 2 to 10 , if there is no one around me besides monsters , it goes up to 25-30, which according to their minimum system requirements SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

On the other hand , I tried to pull down all settings to minimum. Which increased from 2 FPS to 5 ...

But , I also have an awful old CPU now , 2.2ghz athlon x64 (doesn't even play flash videos on any page), and have 2 GB ram. Now I wonder what causes the HUGE Fps drops , the CPU or GPU , because if its the CPU , I might be able to change it.

Why do you keep making threads outlining absolute low-end specs and wondering why you're lagging?

Your specs just barely scratch at the lowest required specs, which guarantees that the game will run - not that it will be at a playable FPS.

Now if you know your CPU can't even play flash games, how are you expecting it to play a 3D MMO? Isn't that quite obviously your cause of lag?

Common sense man, Info Tech is 75% common sense and 25% knowing your poop. Even if you don't know poop you can still get by as long as you use common sense and actually apply the information you already know.

buy a cheap 1155 mobo for $40, buy a cheap sandy-bridge celeron chip for $40, buy a 4GB DDR3 kit for $20. $100 invested in a new backbone and it will be multiple times better than what you have now, plus the integrated GPU in the celeron will be 5x faster than what you have now.

 

[Mucski]

Well , I did fix this , and there was nothing wrong with my old PC , it was just overheating CPU , thus causing the extreme FPS drop. After I re-installed the heat sink the FPS went up to 30.

But I bought a "new" pc this weekend so thanks anyways. Mobo Asus M4N78-AM V2 , Amd 5200+ x64 dual core , radeon hd 2400 pro.

However , now when I play games , they speed up like I have a time machine or something. I went on some forums and they suggested disabling Physics , which ... I don't think I have for my ATI card. Even Minecraft runs like a sped up video. :|

 

[EliteGM]

How much did you pay for that.

 

[Mucski]

The whole PC was like 200 euros from a second hand store

 

[Samus.]

LOL. Horrible deal.