Gaming Performance of Overlord 2

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#1 dragozan
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Hi, I recently bought Overlord 2 for the PC. The game installs fine, and plays properly, but the only problem i have is the speed. It is very laggy. Now, I am aware that this isn't the games fault, but my computer's. I have been told that the better your graphics card, the faster a game will run, and the higher quality you can have it on. I think I have a Nvidea Geforce 6200 graphics card, and i have configurated Overlord 2 to it's lowest possible settings, and still it is slow. WOuld i need a new graphics card, or is there something i can get which will make this game (amongst others, such as Spore) run really well, and even be allowed at high resolution without lag?

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#2 dragozan
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P.s, I use a Windows XP computer

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#3 G013M
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Yea, unfortunately, you have an older generation low-end video card, which would be pretty much the sole cause to your performance problems in any recent games, and really the only solution you have (for newer games) would be to upgrade to a newer model. I'd suggest you make a topic asking this question in the PC Hardware board (it's right next to this board), and they'll be able to point you in the direction of some video cards that will serve you well, without breaking the bank! :)
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#4 dragozan
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It's no problem. My dad's a computer engineer, and part prices are one of his highest priorities. What i think i'll do, is look at the recommended cards on the box, and get me dad to buy a cheap one. Thanks for your help :)

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#5 flclempire
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The 6200 is definetely a problem. Its not meant to play *any* games. I wouldnt use any card under *600 (such as a 6600,7600,ect.) to play games. If you get some help figuring out what kind of motherboard and power supply you have, I'd then suggest getting help picking out a $35 8600gt from newegg.

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#6 siddarthshetty
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Me too think its problem wit the graphics...even having 8000 or 9000 series nvidia the new games will be slow in med or high settings even it depends on your hardware..

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#7 rmfd341
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It's no problem. My dad's a computer engineer, and part prices are one of his highest priorities. What i think i'll do, is look at the recommended cards on the box, and get me dad to buy a cheap one. Thanks for your help :)

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Buying Cheap cards = Throw money out of the window. I used to do that, get a new game and buy the cheapest video card supported, and I just kept buying bad video cards that didn't allow me to play newer games...Get a better thing..