I have a good CPU RAM but bad GPU?? Can I use it to run games??

[sheryar_ksa]

I have a Intel Core i7-6700 and 32 gb of ddr4 RAM running on a MS-7994 MSI motherboard.

I have Windows 10 running on 64 bits and 1440x900 resolution. Everything is watercooled and I live in Melbourne so the temperature is already around 0-C.

Everything is running on SSD.

I just downloaded Black ops 3 and it is laging very badly.

It is running VRAM of only 128MB.
I know everyone will say that buy a graphics card but I am out of cash.

Is there anyway that my RAM can work a litle bit on behalf of my graphics card??

 

[RobCrezz]

You might be able to go into the bios and assign more ram to the IGPU, but prob wont make much difference.

To game you really need a graphics card.

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

I agree with RobCrezz. You need a discrete GPU. There are a number of well priced options that will get you off the ground. From the green team you should look at something like a GTX 1050 for a good budget GPU, or if you want something with some more power a GTX 1060 6GB would be a great midrange graphics card that will allow you to run just about anything at high settings at the 1080p resolution. From the red team you should look at something like the RX 550 or 560 for your budget options, and for similar performance to the 1060, the RX 570 and 580 make great choices. All of that is dependent on budget and price though. At this time I'd avoid the GT 1030, there is some poor marketing going on with it and a misstep on which one you get can seriously damage your performance.

I'm afraid the iGPU in the Intel chips is pretty darn weak. Giving it more RAM will improve performance a little, but you will be restricted to fairly old games. Basically any reasonably modern GPU you could get would be massively superior.

 

[quilciri]

Unless you need 32GB for some application, and assuming you have DDR4, you could sell half your memory for ~$100 and buy a used video card that would be a vast improvement over the igpu. 16GB is plenty for any game right now.

Around me you can find GTX 960's for $100 or less all day.

Cheers!

 

[geofelt]

I imagine 0c. is a typo.

Some games simply need more vram to run well or even at all.
Your game minimum requirements are 1gb vram cards.
GTX1050 would meet the minimum requirements.

Access the motherboard bios.
Look for an option to increase the default vram amount from what you have to the max.

Right click on the desktop and access the intel integrated adapter settings, the amount of vram to use might be in there.

 

[dontlistentome]

This is why balance is the key to building, or buying, a computer. A nice CPU and 32gb ram don't mean much for gaming if you have no videocard. That CPU looks to have Intel HD Graphics 530 integrated graphics support, so the games you can play need to be of the type the 530 can handle. Go into the motherboard bios and assign 2gb ram to your graphics.