[SOLVED] Very low FPS on old games

[OwenJW]

Hi,

i have a FPS problem with just about any game. My PC isn't the best, but it exceeds a lot of recommended specs from older games, in this instance, Bioshock 1.
The Recommended specs are:

• Operating System: Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• RAM: 2GB; Video Card: DX 9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better), DX 10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
• Sound Card: SoundBlaster(r) X-Fi(tm) series (optimized foruse with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)
• Hard Drive: 8GB

I have:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1gb
12 GB RAM

Windows 10
1920x1080



On medium quality settings and low resolution(1280x720), i'm lucky to get 20FPS.
But that's about the same i get on games that require a GTX 660 as minimum.
My GPU is constantly on 100% so i guess it gets utilized properly, cpu, ram and just about anything else never reach 50%.


Does someone have an idea on where the problem lies? Is it simply my GPU or a bottleneck somewhere else?
It feels like i could play smoother on my old intel 4400.

Thanks in advance!

 

[rgd1101]

GT 610 is weak.

 

[OwenJW]

GT 610 is weak.

I know, but still exceeds the recommended specs for Bioshock. So why only 20fps on medium with low res?

 

[rgd1101]

I know, but still exceeds the recommended specs for Bioshock. So why only 20fps on medium with low res?

gpu 100% mean it bottleneck the rest of the system

 

[drivinfast247]

GPU is at 100% use. Can't get too much more from it. Try lowering your resolution.

 

[OwenJW]

Could there be a reason why it's at 100% due to some fault on the gpu?
Correct me if i'm wrong, but if i compare recommended gpu's to my gpu, mine exceeds some with 200-400% on most areas. How come it still can't run it decently?

 

[rgd1101]

overheating? monitor plug in to the motherboard instead of the gpu?

 

[DSzymborski]

Your old Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics are a lot better than a GT 610.

 

[OwenJW]

Your old Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics are a lot better than a GT 610.

Damn.. Never new. Don't have the money for a decent upgrade but will look for a $40 second hand card somehwere.
Thanks.

 

[DSzymborski]

Damn.. Never new. Don't have the money for a decent upgrade but will look for a $40 second hand card somehwere.
Thanks.

The GT 610 is theoretically faster than some of those very old GPUs, but they were also contemporary to the games and had better driver support. A 610 isn't a gaming GPU, it's a "be able to use your office computer if the CPU doesn't have integrated graphics" GPU. Now, there could be something else going on, but a GT 610 is not a good solution for anything related to gaming.

 

[OwenJW]

Will the Asus GTX 760 DC20C 2GD5 or the Radeon HD7870 XT 2GB GDDR5
fit in my PC?
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Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq Elite 8300 MT
System Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard
System Model	HP Compaq Elite 8300 MT
System Type	Desktop
Motherboard Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard
Motherboard Product	3397

I think i have the Intel q77 express chipset.

 

[DSzymborski]

Will the Asus GTX 760 DC20C 2GD5 or the Radeon HD7870 XT 2GB GDDR5
fit in my PC?
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Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq Elite 8300 MT
System Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard
System Model	HP Compaq Elite 8300 MT
System Type	Desktop
Motherboard Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard
Motherboard Product	3397

I think i have the Intel q77 express chipset.

The key is the power supply, which you'll have to look at.

 

[OwenJW]

How can i find out? Is there a way to upload my specs to here, with detail? If you don't mind looking at it for me of course.

 

[DSzymborski]

How can i find out? Is there a way to upload my specs to here, with detail? If you don't mind looking at it for me of course.

You have to open your PC and look at what's on the chart on the power supply.

 

[OwenJW]

Just figured out i need all kinds of converting cables and what not to get a new psu in there.
I'll save up to build/buy a new rig. Probably best. Thanks for the assistance!

 

[OwenJW]

With a 320W max PSU i can't upgrade to any other better gpu right?

 

[OwenJW]

Your old Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics are a lot better than a GT 610.

Am i correct to think that the Intel G3240 has a 4400 integrated gpu?

 

[DSzymborski]

Am i correct to think that the Intel G3240 has a 4400 integrated gpu?

You are not. Haswell Pentiums get the Intel HD 4th Generation graphics, the most basic one and much slower than a 4400.

The slower i3s get HD 4400. The faster i3s and the i5s/i7s mostly get HD 4600 and the ones with R in the name get Iris Pro 5200.