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Subject: PC Gaming FPS Problems

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Name: trentbaby
Date: May 5, 2008 at 00:50:58 Pacific
Subject: PC Gaming FPS Problems
OS: windows xp home edition
CPU/Ram: Intel(R) Celeron(R)
Comment:
I Have 2GB ram and Radeon X1650 Series video card and seem to have a much lower frame rate in any PC game that I play. Normally, when I first got the new ram and video card, my FPS in World of Warcraft with settings at High was 30-50. Now, all game settings on low I am getting 5-15 maybe if I'm lucky 20fbs. My power suppy is 430 and it is recommended 500 could this be the problem? Or what can the problem be? Please help. Thanks!

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Name: jam
Date: May 5, 2008 at 05:50:54 Pacific
Subject: PC Gaming FPS Problems
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Scan for viruses & spyware, use CCleaner to remove accumulated internet garbage files, run MSCONFIG & disable unnecessary startup apps from loading.

Just to give a few examples, you don't need iTunes, AOL/Yahoo messenger, Steam, camera/printer software, Adobe Reader, etc loading at startup. These can be switched on & off when needed. If they're loading at startup, they're hogging resources that could be used elsewhere.

http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msc...

Defrag your HDD regularly. Also, disable file indexing...your system will run much better without it. Here's what you need to do:

"Double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button."

"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"


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