Computer hardware megathread, or "why does my Pentium 3 get poor FPS"

[logoster]

Soon I will get a laptop from my school, a HP 6460b, I should be able to play some games with it.

O_O a 16gb ram full sized laptop WITH data services from at&t, Verizon, or sprint. where in the world do you go to school, lol.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

O_O a 16gb ram full sized laptop WITH data services from at&t, Verizon, or sprint. where in the world do you go to school, lol.

That's the MAXIMUM size, originally it has 2gb. And here's a list of the specs, I'm probably getting one with eiter a Celeron or a i3.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...594.html?dnr=1

[logoster]

That's the MAXIMUM size, originally it has 2gb. And here's a list of the specs, I'm probably getting one with eiter a Celeron or a i3.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...594.html?dnr=1

lol, thats where i read it has 16gb max, and the data from a cell phone provider

[filmcow]

Well if u have some cash to spend 1,000.00 i'd recommend this sweet little notebook. http://www.samsclub.com/sams/hp-pavi...navAction=push. Its got an i7 3610qm with 2.3ghz with turboboost technology 2.0 to turboboost 3.3ghz, 8gb ram, 2gb Nvidia geforce gt 650m with Intel HD Graphics 4000 aswell, 1tb sata Harddrive, 17.3 Inch Screen, its very thin. I bought it and upped it to 32gb ram. I also added a 250gb ssd drive

[RangeRover184]

Pics of my awezome laptop. Again, taken with my phone.

I'll relay this much again: It's a 2007 Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2GHz, NVidia GeFore GO 8400, and 3GB of RAM. It can run RoR at a buttery smooth framerate while on the go (though it's very heavy and hard to lug around). Pic below of it with my friend's new laptop, a 2012 Dell Inspiron 15R.

[logoster]

Pics of my awezome laptop. Again, taken with my phone.

I'll relay this much again: It's a 2007 Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2GHz, NVidia GeFore GO 8400, and 3GB of RAM. It can run RoR at a buttery smooth framerate while on the go (though it's very heavy and hard to lug around). Pic below of it with my friend's new laptop, a 2012 Dell Inspiron 15R.

wow it does look huge compared to 2012 inspiron models, lol

[RangeRover184]

wow it does look huge compared to 2012 inspiron models, lol

IKR one of the reasons I wanted it is because it's huge. I like the big, bulky models, I think they look better and they feel sturdier, a lot more solid.

[protrucker]

I'm probably the best person with computers between the Mississippi River and Alabama state line, but I know nothing about hardware. Or why my computer does such random, unexpected glitching and whatnot. I'd like a bit of help. I can run RoR well, but nothing special. I can also run Call of Duty World at War and Black ops, as well as 18 WoS ET, but they're all so very slow. On black ops, running a multiplayer map in combat training without bots, i get 12 FPS, but when I run zombies, i can get 20 FPS (Why better performance with more AI?), WaW is just the opposite: zombies is slow, but soloing multiplayer is WAAAAY better. In RoR, I get extensive lag with close-up particles and with the new "Camera Mirrors" as I call them. On 18 WoS ET, it is extremely slow, and i cannot get the graphics quality or resolution to drop. My computer gets me so P.O.'d. Id like to get BF3 for it, but I know it won't work.
I just though I'd get help, and this is crazy; but here's my system specs, so help me maybe?

Dell inspiron 560
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
DirectX 11

Processor: Pentium e5800 ~3.2GHz dual-core
RAM: 3072MB
Page File: 1909MB used, 4163MB available
Graphics: Intel g45/g43 express chipset 1326MB 1600x900 32-bit 60 Hz
Sound: Realtek High Definition Audio

The specs are from Dxdiag. Please help me to see what's bad and what I can upgrade.

[HEMI]

~Snip~

Well, upgrading one component to play a game like BF3 reasonably would most likely require others to be replaced as well (Assuming you'd like to use them to their full potential.) That would be due to the age of such as system. What is your approximate budget for upgrades?

[piemaster-p]

.-Snippity-.

I would recommend a new Graphics card as your first upgrade, assuming your PSU can handle it. What is your PSU rated for? After the GPU upgrade, I would say get a quad core CPU (Intel Core II Quad will fit). If you really want to max out games, It would probably be easier (and cheaper) upgrading your system all at once, than doing incremental upgrades.

[logoster]

IKR one of the reasons I wanted it is because it's huge. I like the big, bulky models, I think they look better and they feel sturdier, a lot more solid.

yeah, while they may nut be fun to lug around as the new smaller models, at least you know theres less of a chance of it breaking

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I'm probably the best person with computers between the Mississippi River and Alabama state line, but I know nothing about hardware. Or why my computer does such random, unexpected glitching and whatnot. I'd like a bit of help. I can run RoR well, but nothing special. I can also run Call of Duty World at War and Black ops, as well as 18 WoS ET, but they're all so very slow. On black ops, running a multiplayer map in combat training without bots, i get 12 FPS, but when I run zombies, i can get 20 FPS (Why better performance with more AI?), WaW is just the opposite: zombies is slow, but soloing multiplayer is WAAAAY better. In RoR, I get extensive lag with close-up particles and with the new "Camera Mirrors" as I call them. On 18 WoS ET, it is extremely slow, and i cannot get the graphics quality or resolution to drop. My computer gets me so P.O.'d. Id like to get BF3 for it, but I know it won't work.
I just though I'd get help, and this is crazy; but here's my system specs, so help me maybe?

Dell inspiron 560
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
DirectX 11

Processor: Pentium e5800 ~3.2GHz dual-core
RAM: 3072MB
Page File: 1909MB used, 4163MB available
Graphics: Intel g45/g43 express chipset 1326MB 1600x900 32-bit 60 Hz
Sound: Realtek High Definition Audio

The specs are from Dxdiag. Please help me to see what's bad and what I can upgrade.

first off you graphics card would need to be upgraded, as intel graphics tend to NOT work at gaming, so yeah, but your power supply would need to be able to handle it, so whats your power supply rated at?

[protrucker]

Thanks for the help guys! As a budget, im just looking for a GOOD set of hardware within $200. Bf3 isn't too high on the list, as I don't expect to get such extensive upgrades. I'm mainly wanting to be able to play games like 18 WoS Et and call of duty, along with minecraft. My friends have laptops that run better than my desktop, so yeah... I don't know much about the hardware, but from what you guys tell me, I believe that my GPU doesn't process fast enough. Is that right? Anyway, it's the best computer I've ever owned and I looked up the specs before I bought it, hoping for decent gaming capability. But chuck testa was all "NOPE" and it sucks for games. Might wait it out and save up for a solid gaming pc. Wish electronics weren't so expensive. Please enlighten me on what a PSU is, I have no idea. And the power supply is... Dunno. Now that I'm interested in pc gaming, I realize that getting the right system is a pain. At least for me. Thanks again for the help and if you know of anywhere I can get a not-so-expensive gaming pc, please tell me.

[metalmuncher]

PSU = Power Supply Unit. If you want an to play games properly, most people recommend spending $800-$1000 as that is where you can get the most power for the amount of money you spend. In your case, if you really want to play games on that computer then you probably want a new graphics card and PSU if required. If it's a standard ATX PS/2 PSU that is required then that's good, if not then its harder to find good PSUs for SFF cases. One like this will do: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139027 Then you want a graphics card, as 7770 is in your budget after you get the PSU so this will do: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125435

That setup will give you lots of GPU power, but your platform is old, so to get the best out of the graphics card you should probably upgrade your CPU/Mobo, something like this will be better than your current setup:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116399
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157315
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145322

The cpu might still be a little underpowered there, an i3 would be better suited, but that costs 50 odd usd more.

[Annoying]

The cpu might still be a little underpowered there, an i3 would be better suited, but that costs 50 odd usd more.

Wouldn't he need a new mobo then? the pentium doesn't use a LGA1155/1156

[metalmuncher]

Wouldn't he need a new mobo then? the pentium doesn't use a LGA1155/1156

If you'd actually looked you would've seen that it uses a sandy bridge architecture on LGA1155. Along with Celerons, these have been available for quite some time and theres quite a lineup, some even with LV "T" designation. A few days ago there was a Pentium released with the Ivy Bridge architecture too.

[Annoying]

If you'd actually looked you would've seen that it uses a sandy bridge architecture on LGA1155. Along with Celerons, these have been available for quite some time and theres quite a lineup, some even with LV "T" designation. A few days ago there was a Pentium released with the Ivy Bridge architecture too.

Oh, I'm so sorry. I don't normally follow the Pentium architecture.

[RangeRover184]

yeah, while they may nut be fun to lug around as the new smaller models, at least you know theres less of a chance of it breaking

True dat. This particular model is pretty heavy, but it's not as heavy as it could be. I remember reading a review of an Alienwate M770 from 2006 that weighed in at 14 pounds.

[logoster]

True dat. This particular model is pretty heavy, but it's not as heavy as it could be. I remember reading a review of an Alienwate M770 from 2006 that weighed in at 14 pounds.

speaking of which the alienware m17x isnt as heavy as back then, now it only weighs in at around 9 pounds

[Annoying]

speaking of which the alienware m17x isnt as heavy as back then, now it only weighs in at around 9 pounds

Again with Alienware?

[logoster]

Again with Alienware?

... IF YOU COULD READ you would notice i was just saying it ways less, i wasnt saying anything about it being better.