So I want to play some games on my computer but it barley works and freezes up when I try to play them, I don't know whats wrong. 4gbs of ram AMD athlon II x4 640 Nvidia Geforce 6150SE nForce 430 500w PSU Resolution 1360 X 768 I'm guessing I need a new graphics card for it?
[QUOTE="Iweywrt"]So I want to play some games on my computer but it barley works and freezes up when I try to play them, I don't know whats wrong. 4gbs of ram AMD athlon II x4 640 Nvidia Geforce 6150SE nForce 430 500w PSU Resolution 1360 X 768 I'm guessing I need a new graphics card for it? What sort of games are you trying to play?
Just games like BF3, arma 2, Team Fortress 2 and stuff like that. Mostly just want it upgraded so I don't have to spend money on a new console instead.
I have the same onboard graphics but on a different CPU.
Since I have a PCI-E slot, I added in a GT 630 1g ddr3 for about $60 on a 300w psu. Yeah, there are better cards but I feared about bottlenecking it and I didn't have any extra cash to get a better psu.
I'm not sure why your games are freezing, have you had a look inside of your computer?
I have the same onboard graphics but on a different CPU.
Since I have a PCI-E slot, I added in a GT 630 1g ddr3 for about $60 on a 300w psu. Yeah, there are better cards but I feared about bottlenecking it and I didn't have any extra cash to get a better psu.
I'm not sure why your games are freezing, have you had a look inside of your computer?
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I checked with a friend about it and he said it's just the FPS going down into single digits or what ever. Either way I just got back and put in the new card and I can say its actually playing games now. Thanks guys!
What brand/model is your current power supply. It might be 500W but if its crap then i wouldnt trust it to power a new vga since you have 200 get a 7850 for about $150 then get a decent 400-450W power supply for $50-60 ( if the one you have is not good ) and you will have a decent gaming pc Your cpu will bottleneck a 7850 on a few games but nothing serious
Just get a cheap GPU, a 7850 or anything more is overkill for that rig. The CPU is sorta weak and the res is pretty low, just go for something like a 6750 range card.
[QUOTE="adamosmaki"]What brand/model is your current power supply. It might be 500W but if its crap then i wouldnt trust it to power a new vga since you have 200 get a 7850 for about $150 then get a decent 400-450W power supply for $50-60 ( if the one you have is not good ) and you will have a decent gaming pc Your cpu will bottleneck a 7850 on a few games but nothing serious I have a CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
[QUOTE="Iweywrt"][QUOTE="adamosmaki"]What brand/model is your current power supply. It might be 500W but if its crap then i wouldnt trust it to power a new vga since you have 200 get a 7850 for about $150 then get a decent 400-450W power supply for $50-60 ( if the one you have is not good ) and you will have a decent gaming pc Your cpu will bottleneck a 7850 on a few games but nothing serious I have a CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply then you are good to go. Just add a 7850 and you have a decent gaming pc. Though most games are more than fine with 4gb ram adding an extra 4gb wouldnt hurt either . Besides ram is quite cheap nowdays
Okay, I thought it was working but when I tried some other games out it was as slow as normal. I opened the case and apparently the card was never fully plugged in so I pushed it down a little more and heard the full click to let me know that it was in. Then when I hooked the PSU into it and turned the computer on everything started running but the monitor wouldn't turn on. When I unplug the card then the monitor turns on again. I can't figure out why the monitor will only turn on while the card is unplugged.
I wouldn't bother buying a graphics card for $200+ dollars for that machine. It will bottleneck any new decent graphics card. I'd look around for a card in the $80-$100 range.
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