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Taylor Morales31 said:Maybe you're just asking way too much from Full HD, I mean, you need some serious hardware to actually push that kind of resolution smoothly...
Just grab some Game Booster software to kill off all those useless background processes while you're playing, or maybe try defragging the game folder, hunt down a different copy, or even set up a dual boot specifically for gaming where the OS is stripped down to nothing but drivers and the chipset/GPU stuff, basically just shut down every single non-essential service on that partition since it's strictly for games anyway....
There are tons of ways to handle this.... figure it out.... sometimes you just gotta play with what you've got and make it work instead of demanding everything be perfect on your terms... if it's really that bad, just buy a console and everything will run perfectly right out of the box..... it's an option too.... 🙂
aha okay, thanks, you've got a point. 🙂
Taylor Morales31 said:Even on sites like that, they keep telling me there’s absolutely zero chance I can run GTA IV on integrated HD3200 graphics, but somehow... I still manage to pull it off and play it anyway... They really think they know everything, don't they? Like I was just saying to you the other day...
Look, you really ought to try and shut down everything that doesn't actually need to be running when you sit down to game... 🙂
What exactly am I supposed to turn off? xD Everything is already dialed down on my end. xD But seriously, I can't believe a game from 2008 is actually lagging on my rig... give me a break...
Taylor Morales31 said:You totally misheard me, and honestly, if your hearing is that bad, why are you even asking for help on here anyway??? Every time I try to install a newer driver for my sound card, the headphone jack just stops working entirely, but if I roll back to the old one, everything works fine, so why on earth would I force myself to use a newer version when it clearly doesn't work right????
Just turn down the settings, lower something if it won't run... obviously this game is more demanding than what you're used to.... 🙂
man, seriously, I’ve already turned everything all the way down and it’s still doing the exact same thing. yeah, the graphics look great, but when I go to those sites where you compare your PC specs against the game's requirements, it tells me I'm at 100% capacity and can run everything on ultra settings without breaking a sweat. I just don't get it...
driftingbadger17 said:Modern monitors have a native resolution, right? They basically have to run at that specific resolution or else the image just looks like total garbage. It’s not some kind of glitch or a defect, it’s just how things work nowadays...
So, look, if you're just trying to play games and want to keep those FPS numbers high without needing a beastly graphics card, you should probably just go with a lower resolution monitor...
1920x1080 is Full HD territory, which is really meant for when you actually have a powerful GPU or if you're doing 3D applications, you know, for actual work...
Alright then... thanks...
Taylor Morales31 said:The latest driver isn't always the best one, period. It's just how it goes...
Yeah, I mean, okay, sure, but I've always heard that newer is better...
Larry Ortiz5 said:Have you tried dropping the resolution?
Look, I'm running a BenQ G2225HD 1920*1080 and everything looks absolutely killer at that setting, but the second I try to lower the resolution to get more frames, the whole picture just turns into a blurry mess...
Larry Ortiz5 said:Maybe try reinstalling your graphics card drivers, or just drop the resolution down a bit to see if the stuttering stops, and obviously try running some other games too...
I already got the latest drivers installed, plus I've got automatic updates turned on in my Nvidia settings, and other games run totally fine, like WoW, CSS, even this new Medal of Honor...
Hey guys, it's me again after a bit, back with another even stupider question lol 😁 So, here's the deal, I'm running Windows 7 ultimate x64 right now and everything seems fine, but I went ahead and installed all the Assassin's Creed games and they're all stuttering like crazy... just constant lag. I have no clue why. I actually checked my specs on this site where you can test your rig—my CPU is an Intel quad 2 Core Q8400, my GPU is an Asus Nvidia GTX260, and I've got Kingston 2 x2 DDR2 400MHz RAM—and the site gave me a 100% rating, basically saying I could run every single game on ultra settings without breaking a sweat...
But man, maybe that's not the issue, and if I'm tripping, please set me straight, because could this be some kind of Windows problem? Like, should I be using a different version, maybe Pro or Home Premium? Dammit, I don't know what to do, I already downloaded the whole series and I'm just waiting on the last one which also passed the spec test with 100%... It's insane that even the first game from 2008 is lagging out on me. All of them are just pirated versions I grabbed from the torrent sites via torrent. If anyone happens to have a fix or some tips, thanks everyone...
driftingnomad68 said:Using HDMI on a monitor is kind of pointless since most monitors don't even have built-in speakers, and the main difference between DVI and HDMI is just that HDMI carries audio while DVI is strictly for video. Then you've got DisplayPort, which is a slimmer connection similar to HDMI, but it hasn't really gone mainstream yet...
VGA is an analog connection, so if you even have the option to hook up your monitor via DVI, just do it. You aren't going to see some massive "wow" factor, but honestly, if you have a free DVI port lying around, sticking with VGA is just plain stupid...
you know how it goes, I've got this DVI adapter sitting in my PC and I tried plugging a VGA cable into it, but then I look at my monitor and it only has a DVI-D input so the adapter won't even fit... guess I'll have to go out and actually buy a real cable. lol
Larry Ortiz5 said:Look, if your monitor is Full HD, that means it's 1920x1080. So when you're watching some Full HD stuff on YouTube, the picture should look crystal clear...
Yeah, I get that, but then how the hell does it not have an HDMI port? Or anything modern... :S
Larry Ortiz5 said:The OS doesn't matter here, what really counts is having a monitor that actually supports HD, so you need something that handles 720p or 1080p full HD...
but when I'm running Windows 7 it gives me an HD picture no matter which HD setting I click, whether it's 720p or 1080p, but on Windows XP it just won't work. :S xD. and while I have you, is that BenQ G2225HD actually an HD monitor or what? because the image doesn't really look HD to me when it's like this, at least not when I'm watching a movie or some video on YouTube...
Benjamin King2 said:Nah, you aren't gonna get a better picture. What do you mean by "Windows XP can't do HD"?!? 😕
alright fine. if Windows XP can't handle HD then just go on YouTube and play an HD video and see how much pixelation or blockiness you get... lol.
and also i'm wondering if my monitor is actually an HD monitor since it says ''BenQ G2225HD''?
So, I’ve got a question for you guys, and sorry if this is totally off-topic for the week... haha... basically, I picked up a BenQ G2225HD 22 monitor a few months back and right now I'm running it through a VGA cable. But then I noticed there's a DVI-D port on the monitor itself. What does that actually do for me? Like, am I gonna get a better picture or what?... I'm just curious. Thanks... I mean, I know Windows XP couldn't really handle high-def stuff properly, but I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. The image looks fine on the screen as it is, but I can't help wondering if switching over to a DVI-D cable would actually level up my picture quality...
Justin Scott14 said:you can toss these out too:
application layer gateway
background intelligent
bluetooth
COM+ event system
COM + system application
cryptographic services
distributed transaction
IKE and authIP
IP sec policy
KtmRm
network access protection
network list
network location
print problem reports
remote access auto connection
remote access connection
web client
Windows Defender (definitely turn this one off)
windows error reporting
wia
windows update
workstation
just kill the AV and run a scan once a week...
but honestly, what that guy above said is right, it all depends on what you actually use your rig for...
judging by how you phrased your question though, I'm guessing you don't need any of this crap for whatever you're doing...
once you kill these, Windows and your usual apps and web browsing should run fine, and if something breaks, just flip them back on or grab a reg file to reset everything to the defaults...
btw
if you want actual speed and a truly optimized setup, just ditch Windows entirely and go with one of those famous Linux distros...
install Arch, recompile your own kernel, compile Wine (for running Win apps and games) and a window manager straight from the source instead of using a bloated desktop environment...
then you'll finally see what real speed feels like...
I don't really get that last part? but thanks for the list of services.
Taylor Morales31 said:Look, it’s like, if you actually use a printer or whatever, then don't touch that service, because if you kill it, nothing's gonna work... I mean, come on... We don't all use our PCs the exact same way, you know? 🙂
Nah, I'm not really using it for that right now, haha... My PC is mostly just my go-to for surfing the web, listening to music, watching movies, and playing some games. Nothing too crazy or anything...
Matthew Young35 said:No way, man, it's just because we have absolutely zero clue what you're actually doing with that rig...
Wait, what do you mean by what I'm doing with my computer?...
So, I was wondering if anyone out there actually knows their stuff and can help me out... I'm looking for a full list of all the services in Windows 7 Ultimate that aren't actually necessary, so I can just go ahead and shut them down. I really want to "clean up" my setup because I'm pretty sure there's a massive pile of useless services running in the background while I'm trying to work... and now I'm curious if anyone has a list or maybe some other way to trim the fat on my PC. I get that hardware specs are the main thing when it comes to speed, obviously, but I figure there's gotta be some little tweaks I can make to tidy things up a bit. thanks