[Raido]

My Windows Vista PC is slow. Especially in games. I can't play Resident Evil 4 without lag even if i set the settings to lowest. I need to set really low settings in World Of Warcraft too.

My paramters:

Processor: AMD athlon(tm) 64 X2 dual core processor 5000+ (2 CPUs), ~2.6 GHz
Memory: 1918MB RAM
DirectX version: DirectX 10.0
Videocard: ATI radeo XPress 1150
Approx. total memory: 831MB
Current Display Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)


Plz help

[Razer]

It's your video card. And the fact you're running a laptop.

If you're not running a laptop, get a new graphics card. If you are (Which I think you are) then you're pretty much stuffed unless you have an Amilo Sa 3650.

Try turning down the resolution to 1280x720. That will save some graphics memory and hopefully make it run smoother. Can be done in in game options.

[xactly]

Has performance been better in the past?

Is it a PC or laptop you own?

[Raido]

Originally Posted by Razer

It's your video card. And the fact you're running a laptop.

If you're not running a laptop, get a new graphics card. If you are (Which I think you are) then you're pretty much stuffed unless you have an Amilo Sa 3650.

Try turning down the resolution to 1280x720. That will save some graphics memory and hopefully make it run smoother. Can be done in in game options.

Im running a PC. Why? What's wrong with the video card? Its 831mb, omg, that's VERY much. But a friend of mine told, that if I use so good videokart, then I need more RAM. What video card should I use?

[Raido]

Originally Posted by xactly

Has performance been better in the past?

Is it a PC or laptop you own?

nope, btw the PC is new

[Razer]

831Mb isn't that much lol. There are 16Gb graphic cards around..

There's a feature of windows that shadows your video cards RAM into your system RAM. You have 2Gb, you shouldn't need anymore..

That Xpress card might be your weak link though..

[xactly]

Originally Posted by Razer

...That Xpress card might be your weak link though..

"Might be"

Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better

To play World of Warcraft with "high" settings, I would suggest you upgrade and buy a graphics card, if you name a price I'm sure we'll be able to name a few cards .

[Carbon]

Originally Posted by Raido

What's wrong with the video card? Its 831mb, omg, that's VERY much. But a friend of mine told, that if I use so good videokart, then I need more RAM. What video card should I use?

Video card memory is completely meaningless. Judging a video card's performance by its memory size is like judging a car's performance by the width of its tires.

In fact, you don't even have a graphics card, yours is integrated. So get a new one.

Originally Posted by Razer

831Mb isn't that much lol. There are 16Gb graphic cards around..

??? The highest memory-size graphics card I know of is the Quadro FX 5800, essentially a GTX 285 with 4GB of VRAM.

There's a feature of windows that shadows your video cards RAM into your system RAM. You have 2Gb, you shouldn't need anymore.

This isn't a feature of Windows - it's a feature of the video chipset, hence why its size can be adjusted in the BIOS. This chipset has no memory of its own.

[Raido]

Originally Posted by Razer

831Mb isn't that much lol. There are 16Gb graphic cards around..

There's a feature of windows that shadows your video cards RAM into your system RAM. You have 2Gb, you shouldn't need anymore..

That Xpress card might be your weak link though..

hmm... but vista makes every requirements of RAM to be two time higher :P . Is there a way tu change that feature?

[Raido]

Originally Posted by Carbon

Video card memory is completely meaningless. Judging a video card's performance by its memory size is like judging a car's performance by the width of its tires.

In fact, you don't even have a graphics card, yours is integrated. So get a new one.



??? The highest memory-size graphics card I know of is the Quadro FX 5800, essentially a GTX 285 with 4GB of VRAM.



This isn't a feature of Windows - it's a feature of the video chipset, hence why its size can be adjusted in the BIOS. This chipset has no memory of its own.

What's wrong with an integrated video card?

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So, should i change the BIOS?