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08-26-07, 04:53 AM   #1
MegaMan3838
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Red face comp performance help needed

hi well im new 2 the site been reading thru it 2 a week now got loads of helpfull stuff so first of all thanks 4 all ur efforts
secound i have this question
i have this "not so new" pc
[intel(R) Pentium(R) 4CPU 2.00GHz
1,99GHz, 256MB of RAM]
the prob is whenever i get 2 a major city my pc performance gets really low and starts "laging" and disconnects from server somthing with the FPS ( as i saw on my UI performance addon)
what should i do 2 solv this ?

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08-26-07, 05:06 AM   #2
robthedude
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most likely caused by the lack of RAM, 256mb is waaaay too little, upgrade it to at least 1gig.

Whats your graphics card?
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08-26-07, 06:47 AM   #3
MegaMan3838
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nvidia Gforce4 MX 420
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08-26-07, 07:12 AM   #4
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This is what i have going and i still dont get "Great" performance in cities (usualy around Fps)

Manufacturer: Custom Built
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 250 GB Maxtor
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (256mb)
Monitor: LG Flatron 20.1 Wide AND Compaq FS740
Sound Card: SoundMAX HD Audio AND SB Live! Wave Device
Speakers/Headphones: Nexxtech Headset & Labtec PC Speakers + Surround
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Desktop
Mouse: Logitech Wireless Desktop X3000 Laser
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08-26-07, 11:46 AM   #5
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Yeah, minimum RAM for this game is 1G.
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08-26-07, 12:05 PM   #6
Logdan
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0Blackmage0, your system is pretty decent. You could get a large boost in performance if you upgraded your video card from a 7300 series to a 7900 series or higher.
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08-26-07, 10:07 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Seerah
Yeah, minimum RAM for this game is 1G.
No, non without TBC min is 256MB (what I have) Rec is 512mb, TBC min is 512MB, rec is 1GB
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