How to increase my FPS?

[amilgahoul]

No matter what I do I average 5-7 fps. I've tried it on every setting (windowed/full screen, all low/high settings and everything in between) and can't get it any higher.

computer:
model: p7-1074
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 960T Processor 3.00 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 8.00GB (7.75 GB usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System

Windows 7
ATI Radeon HD 4200

[Norack]

I would say its your GPU, I dont know lots about GPUs but after looking at it, it only has half a gig of memory and its memory is shared so you are probably only using like 1/2 or 3/4 of that memory anyways.

My old computer had your exact specs except i had a Nvidia 680 GPU and i was pulling 60+ FPS in all areas except for heavily congest areas where i was getting 40+ FPS on max. So I am going to just assume it is your GPU.

[RaineMagus]

Looks like your desktop has a N-Alvorix-RS880 motherboard. The game is running poor due to that you don't have a dedicated videocard, and are using an on-motherboard IGP (integrated graphics processor) that's sharing system memory.

Fortunately, you're in luck! Your motherboard has a PCI-E x16 slot. That means that you can upgrade to a dedicated videocard and solve your performance issues without replacing the entire machine. If you're in the budget market, something like a Radeon 7850-7870 or Geforce 660-670 would work very well in this case.


Please note that the PowerSupply in that machine is only 250watt, and has insufficient juice on the 12v rails to supply a dedicated videocard. So, you're going to need to buy two things.

1) A replacement PSU (A 700-750w PSU, "OR" a recognized BRAND-NAME 550+w with strong 12v rail(s) )
2) Videocard (your choice here, just make-sure that you have enough power for it)

**As another consideration, your case doesn't have very good ventilation..

I would suggest going with a "stock" ducted cooler on whatever videocard that you buy. Eg, one that vents most exhaust OUT of the case rather than blowing hot air into the case (as the custom dual / tri-fan coolers tend to do).


Edit: Since I don't know the length of your case, and can't find dimensions of the room you have available for inserting a graphics card. You'll also want to open your machine up and measure just how big a card can fit in that PCI-E slot. If you have a very tight-fit, this is going to limit your choices in terms of the higher end cards and custom PCB's (which can be 10+" long).

[amilgahoul]

Thanks, I'll look in to see what I can afford and go from there

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