[SOLVED] Core i3-2120 using 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM?

[lwqsaxz]

I have i3-2120 Proccesor, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, my pc lag while i play some game, so what can i do?

 

[mdd1963]

The i3-2120 is a ten year old design, and with just a dual core processor, one should not really expect it to be 'snappy' at any game under 5-8 years old, especially with only 4 GB of RAM, which is somewhat abysmal if on Win10. And, if playing on integrated graphics (you did not mention a discrete GPU), you'd likely be limited to games like Quake 3, etc..

 

[SamirD]

Upgrade ram and cpu. Ram to 16GB if possible and cpu to at least i5-2500k, preferably i7-2600k:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compar...i7-2600K-vs-Intel-i7-2700K/752vs804vs868vs881

 

[xravenxdota]

Still didn't say which gpu you have.If you were to upgrade and can get a good priced 2600k then go for it.Get a proper cooler and oc the snot out of it.It's still a beast cpu.Don't expect to play all AA games at max setting(if you have a good gpu)

 

[Karadjgne]

For seemless windows 10, it basically requires 8Gb of ram, but will work on 4Gb.

But what's happening is you are exceeding ram limits in games, so windows is using your storage as a secondary ram source, which with a hdd slows things down drastically. Win10 pretty much uses 1.5-2Gb just to run, leaving 2-2.5Gb for a game, and even CSGO uses anywhere from 3-4Gb by itself. So at around 3.5Gb total usage, the remaining balance is shifted to hdd. That's killing your fps, smoothness etc. Abysmal is an understatement when that happens.

8Gb or 16Gb is needed. After that see where your cpu/gpu stands, although a move to an i7 would be worth the cash, if you can get any of them at a decent price.