My New computer is very laggy when trying to play video games

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scrippie10

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Its only a few days old, so i know for a fact i have no viruses.
It's an HP Pavilion 20-b323w All-in-One Desktop PC with AMD E1-1500 Accelerated Processor, 4GB Memory, 20" Display, 500GB Hard Drive and Windows 8

Please help me figure out what's wrong, I might have to end up returning this one if it continues. Also I doubt its my wifi since my Dell Laptop does just fine in the game.

Any help will be appreciated!
 
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scrippie10

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Thanks for the fast response!
What do you mean by weak?

I'm only trying to play a browser game, its Wartunes.
 
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I dont play any other games really. Youtube does fine, facebook does fine. As far as games though, that's the only one.

I just want to know what defines a computer as weak so I dont end up buying another one if I end u returning this one.
 
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That apu is weak. If you want a gaming computer you should build it yourself. You'll never get a decent gaming all in one. Download FRAPS and run it while playing the game. You'll probably have to use chrome for it to work, but what FPS does it say you're getting while you're playing?
 
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very low 15-17
 
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One of the problems is that you are trying to play games with a weak APU. An APU is a CPU that also specializes in calculations a graphics card does as well. The problem is because the APU you are using isn't very powerful it is having trouble performing the calculations the game is making. Like calculations to give you the graphics shapes and details. The reason you are getting around 15 frames per second is because you computer can't compute more frames per second making it laggy.

What game are you trying to run?

Have you tried lowering the game screen resolution and change the graphic settings to low? This make the difference from 15 frames per second unplayable to 30-40 frames playable. Though at the cost of less aesthetics.

Also if the computer is new and you intend playing games with it, maybe consider the return policy and ask around here on what you want to do with the computer and what you would need. PC gamers tend to make their own PC's from parts because this is A LOT cheaper than buying all-in-one computers or manufacturer made computers. For example I made a computer last month for gaming at $800 and can run most games on ultra settings.

It's totally normal that you are able use youtube and facebook perfectly well but have trouble running computer games. Games use much of the systems resources.
 
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Thanks.
If I were to want to build my own computer, what would you recommend. Both when it comes to parts and Websites to get parts etc.
I'm not much of a hardcore gamer so I don't need anything too hardcore. But I do play browser MMORPGs
 
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Are you talking about games like runescape?

Adding a video card could help since I don't think your computer has one. But I would fear that the CPU isn't powerful enough and would bottleneck the graphics card. I'm not familiar with those kind of CPUs so somebody will need to put some input for that direction.

In terms of making a new computer. If you only want to play games like runescape and web-paged. Your best bet is whatever you can get cheapest with a i3 haswell CPU or you could go with any AMD A-serie mid range APUs. Both of those options you wouldn't need a dedicated graphics card.
It really depends on your budget, and the games you play. The AMD A-series would be cheaper and they are pretty good APUs. They will power your browser games without lag or issue like runescape 2 for instance.

Something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-113-335, or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-113-343.
 
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all in one pcs do not make gaming rigs especially amd e series apus

if your looking to game on a budget go for

a10 apu

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-H535-57317328-A10-5700-Processor-Installed/dp/B00E24MTOU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1387153831&sr=1-1&keywords=a10+desktop
 
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