Dissapointed...

Hi guys, i eventually got the ati radeon x1650 pro pci/e @ 512mb but it wasnt as good as what i expected. I mean it runs Guild wars like a dream but other games can be chuggy with low fps and generally the games I bought it for just arent that playable as the frames are so low.

My system spec is as following: 1 gig of ram, 135 gig hard drive, intel pentium 4 ht @ 3 ghz and 350 watt psu.

The first annoying problem i encountered has happened before but with another computer. it was on counter strike source and basically when i setup a game agaisnt bots for example it looks as though it is jumpy and the models are twitching, as though there is something in the background conflicting with the game.

I have my settings on low pretty much apart from a few on medium. I have no hdr, no anti-aliasing, no colour correction etc mainly on low settings and i get an fps of 25 but the game is quite unplayable as there are other problems to.

The weird thing is that the video test in the game (cs players will know what i mean:P) shows results with 90 fps and above which is really good....so why does the game run in an unplayable state?

Please help

Yeah ok I will take your advice on the bots :)

I think my current ram is ddr2 but im not sure...i will upgrade to another gig. When i buy ram should I go for the cheap ones like 2 gig for £15 or should I spend a bit more on the ballistix products?

I only want 2 gig of ram-but should I get rid of the existing 1 gig of ram in my computer and just stick in the new products so i might get better peformance?

Thanks guys for the help :)

I have found this well known ram website which scans a computer for the compatible ram chip. Here's what i found

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=C31BA8F1A5CA7304

Let me know what you think please as i am a complete noob when it comes to ram specs

I'll pass on that considering the problem probably isnt the card more so to do with system resources. a ram upgrade is gna be necessary for my sort of gamessn4k3_64

I've only got an athlon 3000+ (socket 754), 1.5gb ddr1 ram, and a 7600gt 512mb (ddr2), and i dont have any real problems with my setup. Yours isn't too much different.

Yeah I understand where you are coming from but my problem isnt the graphics card because its powerful enough to run crysis on medium with smooth fps. The problem is something to do with system resources like not having enough ram to run graphic intensive games. It could even be my psu, but i doubt that.sn4k3_64

It could be the ram. I'll admit i could use an extra 512mb (up to 2gb) so when levels start in games, there won't be any lag.

Guys I solved the problem...sorry to say it was as easy as going online with css and even on a server with 30 players and constant action my computer dealt with it with smooth frames from 30-100.

It seems all is fine online-no jitter and no frame problems. So why is offline completely different?

Thanks for the advice guys-problem sorted :)

Guys I solved the problem...sorry to say it was as easy as going online with css and even on a server with 30 players and constant action my computer dealt with it with smooth frames from 30-100.

It seems all is fine online-no jitter and no frame problems. So why is offline completely different?

Thanks for the advice guys-problem sorted :)

sn4k3_64

bots add heavy cpu usage, that renders a p4 useful when its overloaded, even my cpu has some lower fps with bots.

Yeah I understand where you are coming from but my problem isnt the graphics card because its powerful enough to run crysis on medium with smooth fps. The problem is something to do with system resources like not having enough ram to run graphic intensive games. It could even be my psu, but i doubt that.sn4k3_64

go look it up on youtube....:)sn4k3_64