I just made an account here to post this question in hopes of somebody stumbling upon it and helping me understand the present issue with my computer. As I said in the title, my problem deals with a matter of performance -- specifically in games. Essentially, the problem is that my computer is running games, that it should be able to, at the very least run in mid/high levels, quite poorly even at the lowest possible setting.
I first realized this when playing Serious Sam HD, as the game had optimized itself to make it run as nicely as possible with the supposed specifications of my computer, as identified by the in-game scan -- and yet as I began playing it, I found myself in need of lowering the graphics continually until eventually I was placed in a situation where the graphics had been set to the lowest settings available without turning down the resolution (which I still have to do for a number of other games). It was odd at the time, but I tend not to typically play that game anyway, so I just ignored it.
The next notable scenario, for if I were to mention every game I tested, it would take nearly forever, was with the PC port of Alan Wake. Again, it had an optimization scan, setting all my graphical levels at high only to force me to manually set it to the lowest settings, as well as lowest resolution, only to find that it still would lag in certain specific areas. I checked the Steam store page, finding that yet again my build surpassed the recommended settings.
It was when the following happened that I decided to finally take action and find out what the problem is. I load up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and instantly crank all the settings up to the max, because my old computer that had been rocking an ATI X1800 had been able to do so, finding yet again that I needed to turn the graphics down, down, and down again to get the optimal 60fps I desired. It was official -- my old computer with presumably worse parts had surpassed the abilities of my newer gaming computer.
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Because I know you're going to need it to help me out with this problem, here are my specifications:
-Processor = AMD FX-4100 Quad Core (3.6 GHz)
-RAM = 8GB DDR3
-Graphics Card = AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB
-Hard Drive = 500GB SATA
-Power Supply = 500W
-Motherboard = NVIDIA GeForce 7025
-OS = Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) - Service Pack 1
Also, here's the computer itself: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
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I first realized this when playing Serious Sam HD, as the game had optimized itself to make it run as nicely as possible with the supposed specifications of my computer, as identified by the in-game scan -- and yet as I began playing it, I found myself in need of lowering the graphics continually until eventually I was placed in a situation where the graphics had been set to the lowest settings available without turning down the resolution (which I still have to do for a number of other games). It was odd at the time, but I tend not to typically play that game anyway, so I just ignored it.
The next notable scenario, for if I were to mention every game I tested, it would take nearly forever, was with the PC port of Alan Wake. Again, it had an optimization scan, setting all my graphical levels at high only to force me to manually set it to the lowest settings, as well as lowest resolution, only to find that it still would lag in certain specific areas. I checked the Steam store page, finding that yet again my build surpassed the recommended settings.
It was when the following happened that I decided to finally take action and find out what the problem is. I load up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and instantly crank all the settings up to the max, because my old computer that had been rocking an ATI X1800 had been able to do so, finding yet again that I needed to turn the graphics down, down, and down again to get the optimal 60fps I desired. It was official -- my old computer with presumably worse parts had surpassed the abilities of my newer gaming computer.
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Because I know you're going to need it to help me out with this problem, here are my specifications:
-Processor = AMD FX-4100 Quad Core (3.6 GHz)
-RAM = 8GB DDR3
-Graphics Card = AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB
-Hard Drive = 500GB SATA
-Power Supply = 500W
-Motherboard = NVIDIA GeForce 7025
-OS = Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) - Service Pack 1
Also, here's the computer itself: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
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