I built a Pentium 4 - 1.7 Ghz system with 512 MB ram and my older games are running like crap.?
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Maybe the games you have are too old for the computer you have? You need to check whether the games you have are compatibility with your new system.\n\nOld games were not necessarily made for the specs of newer computers, therefore the games might not function properly.\n\nDo you use Windows XP? Have you tried Program Compatibility Wizard?\n\nStarts the Program Compatibility Wizard, which helps you configure older programs to run on Windows XP\n\nKeep the computer you have! Get a old computer for use with your older games.
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you probably have faulty ram or cruddy clock settings.\ntake your pc into a professional and see what they can do to stabalize your system\n\nedit: your system is just okey dory then, isn't it? use less intense clock speeds. what is your system? amd?\ni have the same card, and the same problems. just don't use too aggressive clock settings on the ram (like CL2.5 versus CL2)\n\nreach me at evil@evildomain.org if you need further help, as i dont like checking back on answers
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Like conradj213 said, you need to at least a 1.5 GHz processor to play good games, you also need upgrade your ram memory to one that at least has at least 256 MB you don't have to get rid of your old card you can buy another 128 MB and install it with out replacing your old car and you'll have a 256 MB RAM, harddrive is ok but you can upgrade it as well, 128 Mb video card, well it depends on what card you have, some are not compatible with some games, i remember seeing a 250 MB video card on amazon.com, the reviews said it was an awsome card for a low price.\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=br_ss_hs/104-4431882-2600711?search-alias=aps&keywords=video%20card
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lmao, u can fix the problem by buyina ram yes, or changin the software but the best thing, the best of the best is to reinstall the whole pc program, if u got xp good, used it and don't give it a service pack or any mother stupid update, but the media player 11 and directx 9.0, that way ur pc will run fast fast, for a better look u can try going to crystalxp.net...u will love what u gonna find in that site, trust me
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your computer has waaaaay to little random access memory to be playing any sort of high graphix game it's not the fan speed... your fan just cools the inside out and the cpu fan is probably more than capable of cooling off your cpu i think the prolem is the RAM. You will need to open your computer up and pop the chips out to see what kind they are then go on ebay and buy some. wait 'til they come and put them in. order as many chips as you have slots. if you don't feel comfortable doing this i would take it on down to your local best buy and drop it off at geek squad. hope this helps!
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Its ok for old games. I would steer away from AMD boards and for that price you can get one at Compusa that is better and same price on sale!
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It could be as simple as bad drivers (audio, video or motherboard) or could be bad RAM as well, by my experience.  Is that a game that you're referring to?  I've assumed so.
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maybe its time to get a new computer or upgrade the pentium 4 form 1.5GHZ or 2.5GHZ or higher
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a Pentium M? unfortunately, that is too old to be able to do much with. you should look into getting a newer computer.
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MAYBE YOU DONT HAVE A GOOD ENOUGH VIDEO CARD.. YOU NEED CERTAIN VIDEO CARDS TO PLAY GAMES. FOR GRAPHICS AND STUFF
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Try removing the programs in your start-up menu, then run a defrag, check for viruses, run an ad-ware and spy-ware check... if all else fails upgrade your RAM. X
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A) run defrag  (if you cant find it search your computer for it through start -> search\nB) Try deleting stuff that you don't use.\nC) Buy more RAM\nD) Buy a better graphics card (it has its own memory s well)
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do you have enough system Memory to go around?\n\nAs in, what Operaing system do you have, and what amount of RAM do you have\n\nIf you have Windows XP, and only have 256 MB of system RAM, yeah youre going to lag\n\nHave you tried a disk cleanup?\nStart --> Programs -- Acessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup\n\nThat will delete your temp files, maybe you just have too much of that.  Perhpas you have too many programs running at once or loading on startup.\n\nBut let us know what O.S. you have and how much system RAM you have
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Hi\nIts really simple just make sure your RAM is connected properly And your processor too...\n\nEnjoy
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Get a 64/128 graphics card. Have enough empty space in C drive. If you can have around 1GB of page file and still enough C drive space. Almost all your games would run fine.
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Are you sure you need to upgrade the processor?\n\nHow much memory (RAM) do you have?  This is usual a more important factor in higher end systems (2.80 Ghz is a pretty decent CPU).
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you might have to check your RAM memory\nfor games like bf2 and hl2...you need atleast 512 MB or more.\nif you don't have enough...then upgrade your memory\nyou can check your memory by right clicking on My computer and click on properties, under general tab you will see how much your computer has.\nOR\nyou might or might not have viruses, but do check if your virus definitions are updated...\nOR\nyou might have spyware, spyware usually is the primary reason for computers to slow down. you can get spyware just by even browsing the net.\nget a good anti-spyware software. spysweeper is the best software there is....so run it and get rid of any spyware that you might have