Far cry 3 lagging on ATI Radeon HD 5450

[bigerman55]

I recently tried playing Far Cry 3 on my computer and it starts out all good and fine. Then it gets to the first chapter, and it starts lagging majorly. It would seem like its 5 fps when it starts lagging. My graphics card is Pretty good i guess, its kinda out dated. It runs 2 monitors perfectly fine. Can you please tell me what i can do to make it not lag on far cry 3? I run most games 50fps without lag at all.

 

[completelyrandomname]

We also need to know if it is SLIM or the NORMAL version because if it is SLIM we need to find you a LOW PROFILE graphics card because the standard one will NOT FIT BECAUSE IT IS TOO BIG.

Edit: Did not see the 580s on the pictures sorry. As people have already pointed out, you need a low profile graphics card because your Power Supply is not very good. Either of these are good choices based on what I could find.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002(already linked before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131480

 

[djangoringo]

It's the slim, it has to be a card like this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002

 

[nukemaster]

damn this got away while I was gone.

I have yet to see a power supply image yet. Best googling gives me is a 18 amp or 216 watts @ 12 volts. Not quite high, but should still pull off a 7750 card(since the rest of the system is power friendly).

I want to hear it from you as far as how much power it has.

The reason for the image is to know how much of the total power will be delivered to the 12 volt rail(s). I have seen 400-500 watt power supplies with less power then the 300 image I linked.

The system seems to be slim line so for SURE you will want a low profile card.

Normal card, next to it is a low profile card(ignore the fact that one is PCI-E and AGP).

 

[determinologyz]

I'm not, people are replying saying it wont fit lol.

O ok but you still should open your case and look at the # of amps on the +12 volt rail..That will give us a better understanding of where to guide you..Trust me if i was in your case i would be giving much info as needed to get the best gpu for the pc you currently running. This is why we here to help. Theres a sticker on your power supply..Its the big box with cables coming out of it take a picture or tell us the watts plus # of amps on the +12 volt then we can help alot better

 

[determinologyz]

damn this got away while I was gone.

I have yet to see a power supply image yet. Best googling gives me is a 18 amp or 216 watts @ 12 volts. Not quite high, but should still pull off a 7750 card(since the rest of the system is power friendly).

I want to hear it from you as far as how much power it has.

The reason for the image is to know how much of the total power will be delivered to the 12 volt rail(s). I have seen 400-500 watt power supplies with less power then the 300 image I linked.

The system seems to be slim line so for SURE you will want a low profile card.

Normal card, next to it is a low profile card(ignore the fact that one is PCI-E and AGP).
http://imageshack.us/a/img406/286/lowprofilecard.jpg

Ha Ha damn at that radeon gpu size on picture

 

[nukemaster]

It was what I had when I took the picture to show someone the size difference. Also to show a dual slot VS single slot.

That 4870 is my goto for taking images of a video card to point out thinks.

 

[determinologyz]

It was what I had when I took the picture to show someone the size difference. Also to show a dual slot VS single slot.

http://imageshack.us/a/img405/1224/lowprofilecard1.jpg

That 4870 is my goto for taking images of a video card to point out thinks.

Nice

 

[nukemaster]

Want to see the Asus 4350 silent low profile, but 2 slots thick. So not ideal for many SFF cases.

 

[determinologyz]

Want to see the Asus 4350 silent low profile, but 2 slots thick. So not ideal for many SFF cases.

Sure

 

[nukemaster]

I think i better stop clogging this thread.

http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/EAH4350_SILENTDI512MD2LP/

 

[bigerman55]

So you guys were right and Dell failed to come through with getting the right Graphics card to fit the computer. So what i'm doing to be able to use the 7770 hd radeon, is buy a whole new case and a new power supply which will be 650W instead of 250W which is what my computer has.
Already checked to see if my Dell mother board that has the special 1156 slot for my i5 is a ATX or micro ATX so it fits in normal boxes.(it's an ATX)


Box:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=899126&sku=T925-7000


Power supply:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276573&sku=ULT-LSP650

 

[bigerman55]

Best answer selected by bigerman55.

 

[determinologyz]

So you guys were right and Dell failed to come through with getting the right Graphics card to fit the computer. So what i'm doing to be able to use the 7770 hd radeon, is buy a whole new case and a new power supply which will be 650W instead of 250W which is what my computer has.
Already checked to see if my Dell mother board that has the special 1156 slot for my i5 is a ATX or micro ATX so it fits in normal boxes.(it's an ATX)


Box:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=899126&sku=T925-7000


Power supply:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276573&sku=ULT-LSP650

Told you to stop worrying about dell we was helping you but you choose to listen to "lol dell geeks" but im not to fond of the brand of the psu

 

[determinologyz]

So you guys were right and Dell failed to come through with getting the right Graphics card to fit the computer. So what i'm doing to be able to use the 7770 hd radeon, is buy a whole new case and a new power supply which will be 650W instead of 250W which is what my computer has.
Already checked to see if my Dell mother board that has the special 1156 slot for my i5 is a ATX or micro ATX so it fits in normal boxes.(it's an ATX)


Box:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=899126&sku=T925-7000


Power supply:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276573&sku=ULT-LSP650

Told you to stop worrying about dell we was helping you but you choose to listen to "lol dell geeks" but im not to fond of the brand of the psu

 

[bigerman55]

Told you to stop worrying about dell we was helping you but you choose to listen to "lol dell geeks" but im not to fond of the brand of the psu

Yeah Dell failed extremely. The psu has lifetime warranty with the site, so if anything happens i can send it back over and over.

 

[determinologyz]

Yeah Dell failed extremely. The psu has lifetime warranty with the site, so if anything happens i can send it back over and over.

Listen to us, That psu i wouldnt trust you can blow out the rest of your pc doing that. I would advise you to get a better brand pc

something like this would work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=ywrh4kzm4q0m..

AGAIN, Dont skimp on the psu man anyone will tell you this with building a pc.


Maybe some of these links will help http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7mGtafFQ_nQANzRXNyoA?p=cheap%20brand%20psu%20cought%20fire&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-701

 

[bigerman55]

Listen to us, That psu i wouldnt trust you can blow out the rest of your pc doing that. I would advise you to get a better brand pc

something like this would work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4176827&SID=ywrh4kzm4q0m..

AGAIN, Dont skimp on the psu man anyone will tell you this with building a pc.


Maybe some of these links will help http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7mGtafFQ_nQANzRXNyoA?p=cheap%20brand%20psu%20cought%20fire&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-701

Alright. Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

[determinologyz]

Alright. Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Yes