Whats causing my problem? OS or video card?

911aaron · 08-06-2007, 02:54 AM

well just the other day i bought a new computer from frys. here are the specs:

* Processor: AMD LIVE! Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4400+ (2.3GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache, 2000MT/s System Bus)
* RAM: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1024MB)
* Hard Drive: 320GB 7200RPM
* Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with TurboCache 128MB dedicated graphics memory. 632MB Total Available Graphics Memory
* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
* Monitor: Samsung LCD 2 ms response time

Weblinks:
http://tinyurl.com/2pw2sd
http://tinyurl.com/2tgqch

i tried playing severals games such as warcraft 3, maplestory, and condition zero, but there is always some problem. When i play games like maplestory, the sound always seems to make some crackling noise during gameplay and it also lags by 1-2 sec. also when i play games such as condition zero, i have to put my graphic resolution at THE LOWEST for it not to lag, and even when i do put it at the lowest, it still lags a little bit. I'm really disappointed cause my old computer that has worser specs outperforms my computer during gameplay. What do u think is my problem? Is it because my OS is a vista and the games i play are not compatible, or is it because my parts suck like my graphics/sound card?

paratwa · 08-06-2007, 03:14 AM

The video card is a pretty basic model, It's an SE which means it's like a light version of that card. If you wanted ATI you should have gone with the x1950. And it only has 128 meg of ram onboard. Slow by todays standards. Can you take the system back? Maybe get a different one?

If you can get an Intel dual core machine with at least 1 gig of ram and at least a 8600 video card.

paratwa · 08-06-2007, 03:19 AM

Oh, I see that you bought an HP. Sorry to hear that. My first computer back in the mid 90's was an HP, What a problem that thing was. Never bought a built computer after that, always built my own.

Beyond · 08-06-2007, 03:20 AM

Crackling sound could be a driver conflict with Vista. I had the same problem in my one-night stand with Vista.

As far as the bad graphical performance, the graphics card is pretty weak..

911aaron · 08-06-2007, 03:26 AM

What's todays standard for a video card? Do you think my gaming performance for all my games will increase tremendously if i updated my graphics card to a geforce 8800 GTS? (i will buy a new PSU with it).

Beyond · 08-06-2007, 03:27 AM

Yes, a new graphics card would help tremendously.

911aaron · 08-06-2007, 03:35 AM

Would you advise me to downgrade my computer to a Windows XP until all the kinks are fixed and everything becomes compatible with vista? I'm very annoyed by the crackling noises i hear. (Is it likely my sound card is causing it?)

Beyond · 08-06-2007, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 911aaron

Would you advise me to downgrade my computer to a Windows XP until all the kinks are fixed and everything becomes compatible with vista? I'm very annoyed by the crackling noises i hear. (Is it likely my sound card is causing it?)

Sound is the number one reason I switched back to XP a day after installing Vista. Then again, the problems I was having very well may be fixed now, so who knows.

911aaron · 08-06-2007, 04:09 AM

Thank you very much for the help. I will most likely upgrade my graphics card and install windows XP. any other suggestions for my computer?

speedyink · 08-06-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paratwa

Oh, I see that you bought an HP. Sorry to hear that. My first computer back in the mid 90's was an HP, What a problem that thing was. Never bought a built computer after that, always built my own.

Whats so bad about HP? My desktop is an HP and it has been great!

Also, I've never heard of the sound problems you're experiencing in Vista. Could the sound glitches be related to the choppy video(sorry to say, but the vid card you have is crap). Try putting in a new video card and see if it fixes it. If not, try updating your sound card drivers.

08-06-2007, 02:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Whats causing my problem? OS or video card? well just the other day i bought a new computer from frys. here are the specs: * Processor: AMD LIVE! Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4400+ (2.3GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache, 2000MT/s System Bus) * RAM: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1024MB) * Hard Drive: 320GB 7200RPM * Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with TurboCache 128MB dedicated graphics memory. 632MB Total Available Graphics Memory * Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium * Monitor: Samsung LCD 2 ms response time Weblinks: http://tinyurl.com/2pw2sd http://tinyurl.com/2tgqch i tried playing severals games such as warcraft 3, maplestory, and condition zero, but there is always some problem. When i play games like maplestory, the sound always seems to make some crackling noise during gameplay and it also lags by 1-2 sec. also when i play games such as condition zero, i have to put my graphic resolution at THE LOWEST for it not to lag, and even when i do put it at the lowest, it still lags a little bit. I'm really disappointed cause my old computer that has worser specs outperforms my computer during gameplay. What do u think is my problem? Is it because my OS is a vista and the games i play are not compatible, or is it because my parts suck like my graphics/sound card? Last edited by 911aaron; 08-06-2007 at 03:19 AM.

08-06-2007, 03:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	The video card is a pretty basic model, It's an SE which means it's like a light version of that card. If you wanted ATI you should have gone with the x1950. And it only has 128 meg of ram onboard. Slow by todays standards. Can you take the system back? Maybe get a different one? If you can get an Intel dual core machine with at least 1 gig of ram and at least a 8600 video card. Last edited by paratwa; 08-06-2007 at 03:17 AM.

08-06-2007, 03:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,271	Crackling sound could be a driver conflict with Vista. I had the same problem in my one-night stand with Vista. As far as the bad graphical performance, the graphics card is pretty weak.. __________________ EVGA 680i // Antec P180B Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator EVGA 8800GTX > MAG 22" (x2) Audigy 2 ZS > a) PA2V2 > Alessandro MS-1s (music); b) Pioneer VSX-516-K/S > Insignia NS-B2111 (2) 74GB WD Raptor \| 500GB WD Caviar SE16 Antec TruePower 2.0 ..at factory timings.

08-06-2007, 03:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	What's todays standard for a video card? Do you think my gaming performance for all my games will increase tremendously if i updated my graphics card to a geforce 8800 GTS? (i will buy a new PSU with it). Last edited by 911aaron; 08-06-2007 at 03:34 AM.

08-06-2007, 03:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Beyond Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer Engineering @ NCSU Posts: 1,271	Yes, a new graphics card would help tremendously. __________________ EVGA 680i // Antec P180B Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator EVGA 8800GTX > MAG 22" (x2) Audigy 2 ZS > a) PA2V2 > Alessandro MS-1s (music); b) Pioneer VSX-516-K/S > Insignia NS-B2111 (2) 74GB WD Raptor \| 500GB WD Caviar SE16 Antec TruePower 2.0 ..at factory timings.

08-06-2007, 03:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	Oh, I see that you bought an HP. Sorry to hear that. My first computer back in the mid 90's was an HP, What a problem that thing was. Never bought a built computer after that, always built my own.

08-06-2007, 03:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Would you advise me to downgrade my computer to a Windows XP until all the kinks are fixed and everything becomes compatible with vista? I'm very annoyed by the crackling noises i hear. (Is it likely my sound card is causing it?)

08-06-2007, 04:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Thank you very much for the help. I will most likely upgrade my graphics card and install windows XP. any other suggestions for my computer?

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