PC Problem

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  1. delinquent4

    delinquent4 Geek Trainee

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    Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53GHz
    RAM: 1.5G
    Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon X1550 And GeForce 6200
    DirectX: 9.0
    OS: Windows XP
    Connection: Charter Communications ( Cable )
    My PC has PCI slots.

    Games: Counter Strike: Source

    I have always had low FPS. I thought it was my video card, so I bought the Radeon X1550, still low FPS but I delt with it. So I then thought " Hey! maybe it's my RAM, I only have 768MB of it! " So I bought a gig. I now have 1.5G ( only two slots for RAM ). I also bought the GeForce 6200, hooked that shit up. Yes I downloaded the latest drivers ( I'm not dumb ). I didn't notice too much of a difference, of course. So, I checked both cards FPS they gave me during CSS gameplay. the Radeon gave me 10 more FPS during the test, and I'm guessing that's because it comes equipped with a fan, and the GeForce doesn't. But it's still REALLY laggy. I know it's not the drivers, or a virus, I clean and defrag my PC weekly.

    Here are Counter Strike Source's Requirements:

    Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

    Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

    Nvidia GeForce 6200:
    Video Memory: 256mb
    Memory Type: DDR
    Interface Type: PCI
    RAMDAC: 400MHz

    VisionTek Radeon:
    Video Memory: 256mb
    Memory Type: DDR2
    Interface Type: PCI
    RAMDAC: 400MHz

    I'm not quite really sure what the problem is. If anyone has any ideas, please email me at [email protected] seeing as how I have a bad habit at checking forums. Thanks.
     
    delinquent4, Jan 13, 2009
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  2. Anti-Trend

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    What software is running in the background? If you're running something like Norton AV, that's probably the culprit.

    P.S. - By "PCI", did you mean PCI 2.0, or PCIExpress? There's a really crucial distinction there.
     
    Anti-Trend, Jan 19, 2009
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  3. delinquent4

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    I don't have ANYTHING running. I'm not that slow. Ill be buying a new pc soon anyways, only thing i can do.
     
    delinquent4, Jan 19, 2009
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  4. Sniper

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    have you tried lowering the resolution, settings the graphics quality to low, decrease the draw distance?
     
    Sniper, Jan 19, 2009
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  5. Anti-Trend

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    I don't know if you saw the edit on my original post, but by "PCI", did you mean PCI 2.0, or PCIExpress? There's a really crucial distinction there.
     
    Anti-Trend, Jan 21, 2009
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