jumpy graphics

[VenDi]

hello all. heres my pc specs

Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
160gb SAta Had drive
512mb Ram
Asus EN7600GT PCIE graphics card

the problem im having is when i run F.E.A.R it chooses the best settings for my computer however when i play the game with these settings it is completley unplayable. when i shoot my gun i have to wait 2 seconds before it fires. I have tried the settings on low and it is playble but still jumps quite frequently. need for speed carbon is the same.

Please help me repair this problem cause i only just bought the pc brand new the other day and its not doing what i want it to.

P.s my friend has a ASUS n7600gs agp graphics card and it was alot cheaper than mine, yet his runs better than my graphics card.
his specs are.

pentium 4 3.0ghz
100gb hard drive
1gb ram

thankyou for any help it is greatly appreciated

[Lou Cypher]

I'm not an expert, and I've played alot of F.E.A.R., but it looks like your problem is you don't have enough RAM, you need at least 1Gig.

Lou :globe:

[Mattibo]

I second that I ain't no expert either but your friend also has pentinum 4 which is a lot better than Pentinum D but it deffinitly isn't that, I don't think.

Me myself AMD all the way woohoo :p:

[CrimsonKnight13]

The memory would be the bottleneck since the jumpiness is occuring from Windows using the virtual memory. The virtual memory is way slower due to it writing and reading from a hard drive. Far slower then what you'll get with more memory. I'd recommend 1 or 2 GBs of memory for any modern game.

[OldsterHolster]

Must be the memory. I've played through it twice with a 2.6 gig processor and a 6600GT AGP card, and it worked OK. I do have a gig of RAM, however. Edward.

[Kalbrecht]

Definitely the memory. 512 really doesn't cut it these days, especially with newer games like F.E.A.R.

[Rob]

Mattibo, the Pentium D is a dual core Pentium 4... so his processor is actually better.

VenDi also has a better video card, so the only thing holding him back has to be the RAM, which is definitely low for that system. An extra gig (to get to 1.5GB) would go a long way in increasing performance in games and everyday work on your PC. The last thing you want is to have to upgrade a new PC you just bought, but I think in this case it is worth it now and in the long run.

You can check out newegg.com for good prices and services for RAM.

[Karlsweldt]

Definitely more memory, and disabling any unneeded background progamming so there is less "overhead" when you go into intensive gaming. Disable any instant-messaging, any clerical programs (Word, Office, et al) and system 'monitors'. Running a streamlined setup will provide better performance. There shouldn't be any programming launched from the 'startup' part of the menu unless absolutely needed!

[joshshift]

definitely a ram problem...get more.

[Shoboy]

and the story goes......................MORE RAM!!!

Seems like a pattern here doesn't it???????? :)

Also, as usual, try updating the drivers.

But the RAM is probably, 99.999999999999999999999999999% the cause of your problems.

[Torsion]

In the meantime, lowering your texture settings will help smooth out gameplay since you are lacking in ram. upgrading to a gig or more of good ram will dramatically increase performance in modern games.

[Karlsweldt]

It isn't just about getting more memory into a system.. the programming is very bloated, and requires a huge amount of memory space for loading of all programming. Having only 512 Mb of RAM is not sinful, but the OS needs to load around 150 megs of its own files, plus the desired programming files.. and then there has to be a video aperture or cache for the video that is passed to the graphics engine as needed. If there is insufficient memory for all features, then only the essentials will be loaded. All processes occur from memory writes.. not from the hdd files! This has been the standard since the inception of the x86 design. Memory can be read/written to up to 6x faster than from a hdd platter. The hdd is only for hard-storage of files.

[Rattlesnake8]

Do you have the latest drivers?
If turning the graphic settings down doesn't help im not to sure.
I ran FEAR on my old P4 2gig with 512MB RAM and a GeForce 4 Ti4400 on low setting and it ran perfectly.

[Lou Cypher]

Did anyone mention that you need more RAM :lol:

Lou :globe:

[mx77]

more ram?