What should i know about it, this computer had viruses and it was not even working, so i sent it to a guy to fix it and he took out my Nvidia graphic card and put an Intel HD graphics,which sucks really bad for any game, i get like 10-20fps on any game
I searched all over on how to increase FPS on games because before i sent it to that guy to fix it, it would run most of my games with 60 fps but now i get really low fps, and i found out my graphic card was Intel HD graphics, and i clearly remember my old one was Nvidia
Now im looking to buy a new one and i just wanted to ask some of the people with experiences on this, i can't afford to buy expensive ones, and i don't need graphic cards which would run the newest game on high because this computer isnt so good itself, so i just need one of those normal ones which would give me a decent FPS on games like League of Legends, Modern warfare etc
You should probably share your pc specs. If you don't it's kind of hard to recommend a graphics card.
Intel i3 2.93 GHz
4gb RAM
64 bit operating system
Whats your motherboard model? it'll be stamped on the board somewhere. What power supply do you have? We need more specs or compatability could be a problem. Also, what price range are we looking at?
..if he did that without my permission, I'd complain and make him buy me a new graphics card.
if you're going for as cheap as you can, go for something like
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=2gb+video+card+pcie+x16+2.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=2gb+video+card+pcie+x16+2.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1)
If you're going for at least nice, look into if your computer supports PCIe x16 3.0. If so,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=3gb+video+card+pcie+x16+3.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=3gb+video+card+pcie+x16+3.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1)
If money's not an issue,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=4gb+video+card+pcie+x16+256-bit&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=4gb+video+card+pcie+x16+256-bit&N=-1&isNodeId=1)
Quote from: Allie on July 15, 2013, 11:34:08 AM
..if he did that without my permission, I'd complain and make him buy me a new graphics card.
if you're going for as cheap as you can, go for something like
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=2gb+video+card+pcie+x16+2.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=2gb+video+card+pcie+x16+2.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1)
If you're going for at least nice, look into if your computer supports PCIe x16 3.0. If so,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=3gb+video+card+pcie+x16+3.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=3gb+video+card+pcie+x16+3.0&N=-1&isNodeId=1)
If money's not an issue,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121724 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121724)
Had to fix it.
I already got 3of the lasts Allie ;D
Quote from: Gramps on July 15, 2013, 06:20:44 AM
Whats your motherboard model? it'll be stamped on the board somewhere. What power supply do you have? We need more specs or compatability could be a problem. Also, what price range are we looking at?
not sure how to check my motherboard model , and im not sure what you mean by power supply
I searched why i get such a low FPS and i could tell it was the graphic cards after watching numerous videos and forum guides, made it clear after someone told me its not because of my RAM, he said that even if i had like 16gb of RAM i would still get a low fps because i had an Intel HD graphics card, made sense since my other computer has only 3gb of ram and gives me alot more FPS than this
And yeah that dude only told me my computer would be formatted and rid of the viruses, ill ask him if he took and
i guess i won't question him alot, even if he did, can't do anything about it
Quote from: TobaccoLover on July 15, 2013, 01:35:09 PM
Quote from: Gramps on July 15, 2013, 06:20:44 AM
Whats your motherboard model? it'll be stamped on the board somewhere. What power supply do you have? We need more specs or compatability could be a problem. Also, what price range are we looking at?
and im not sure what you mean by power supply
Y'know, the big square / rectangular thing.
Probably black with a warning sticker on it saying not to go within it because you could get shocked.
Quote from: Purple on July 15, 2013, 01:45:25 PM
Quote from: TobaccoLover on July 15, 2013, 01:35:09 PM
Quote from: Gramps on July 15, 2013, 06:20:44 AM
Whats your motherboard model? it'll be stamped on the board somewhere. What power supply do you have? We need more specs or compatability could be a problem. Also, what price range are we looking at?
and im not sure what you mean by power supply
Y'know, the big square / rectangular thing.
Probably black with a warning sticker on it saying not to go within it because you could get shocked.
I don't see how that has much to do with a PC game's FPS
Quote from: TobaccoLover on July 15, 2013, 01:56:40 PM
Quote from: Purple on July 15, 2013, 01:45:25 PM
Quote from: TobaccoLover on July 15, 2013, 01:35:09 PM
Quote from: Gramps on July 15, 2013, 06:20:44 AM
Whats your motherboard model? it'll be stamped on the board somewhere. What power supply do you have? We need more specs or compatability could be a problem. Also, what price range are we looking at?
and im not sure what you mean by power supply
Y'know, the big square / rectangular thing.
Probably black with a warning sticker on it saying not to go within it because you could get shocked.
I don't see how that has much to do with a PC game's FPS
It can bottleneck your PC's performance, though it's unlikely, no harm in telling him what it is.
Some cards need a higher level of power to run, some wont have the correct connectors, that's all. I had to upgrade my power supply to run a gfx card before. No point in having a card that needs say, 400 watts if you only have 300 watts or less. Or having a 6pin pciE when you don't need it etc
My sister mentioned the computer had a second graphic card, how do i know if i have more than one graphic card? If yes how do i switch to it?