Posts by fadedorca66

Was it stuttering on Linux? If so, then that graphics card is seriously weak... I guess you should just grab the cheapest new one you can find and call it a day

And what's he even gonna do with it? It’ll just sit there unused since nobody's actually playing

driftingpilot8 said:everything's installed. Got all the Radeon drivers and tweaks, but it still won't fly. It just won't.
another browser? I've tried maybe 5 or 6 of the best ones.
I went with Chrome specifically because it's light and doesn't eat up much RAM.

Maybe try booting from a live Linux USB to see how it acts there? Could be an OS issue, I guess.

It’s not like some ancient relic, so I guess that card should be able to handle YouTube just fine. Maybe try a different browser? Also, are you positive the drivers are actually installed? Check Device Manager under Display adapters to see what it says.

Since we're already talking about Phenom and the 955BE, GUESS WHO'S BACK

Which motherboard is this exactly? And does it have 2GB or 4GB of memory now?

You can probably just grab that Crucial DDR3 2 x 4

What does system RAM have to do with video memory? Honestly, nothing at all.
What's even the point of having extra VRAM for gaming? I don't see much use for it.

Your theory doesn't really hold up; you'd only need more than 8GB if you're doing heavy multitasking with stuff like photo editing, video production, or running virtual machines.

Spammer's starting up again 🤣

Honestly, I feel like if you actually have skill, it won't matter if you're rocking gear from $10 or $100. Sure, some features might give you a tiny edge, but let's be real—fancy peripherals aren't going to turn a total newbie into a pro overnight.

I'd probably just go with the AMD Radeon R9 270; even that should give them a decent enough boost:
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1077?vs=1043

Or, I guess if they're feeling extra fancy, they could grab a 280 and it might last a bit longer.

Honestly, you might want to just stretch your legs for a bit and maybe grab an AMD Athlon x4 740/750/760 paired with some FM2 motherboard instead. Upgrading the RAM later is pretty easy, and I guess you'll probably need a beefier graphics card for those games anyway.

51 C seems fine for idle, though I guess you should check how it holds up under a bit of a load. As for that HDD, maybe run a SMART status check using HDTune Pro

So you aren't gonna put anything in SLI or CF because:

-it's pricey
-it eats power for breakfast
-it runs hot as hell
-drivers are always a headache
-game support is hit or miss

It's probably better to just grab one decent card instead.

Don't be clueless—just grab a PCI USB card. You can find them at $17 and a dozen other places, and that'll solve your problem

Honestly, I have no clue how that just fell off on its own. What, did you glue the heatsink to the CPU?

As for the hard drive, maybe grab HD Tune Pro and check the SMART status (you can post it here), and also download HWMonitor to keep an eye on your temps.

Yeah, I mean, he definitely needs an i7 for gaming; those games are probably going to eat up that processing power anyway 🙄

Nobody can tell you that yet, probably not even the folks at Rockstar 😁

You'll probably just crank everything up to high settings

Get a new CPU first, then maybe deal with the graphics card later.

I'd probably just stick to Apple or Medium settings, I guess, depending on the resolution and what game we're talking about