Pentium for Older Games

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
C

caxino18

Honorable
Sep 23, 2013
123
0
10,710
Hey Everyone,

So recently I've been delving into some old games that I haven't played in a while. I've noticed that the frames are choppy even though I have a high end system. Upon further research, I read that older games don't run well with multiple threads. Would I see a big improvement if I wear to say.. Head out and buy the new Intel G3258 Pentium? Since it is a dual core CPU, and it's unlocked. So would I see a boost in my frame rates if I switched back to a dual core CPU?
 
Solution
Vic 40
You could go into the bios and disable cores and see it they really run better with just two cores.Just as an experiment.

See if there's a newer bios available.
See if there's a driver update or even try older drivers.
Look for game patches.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Yadhu

Yadhu

Distinguished
Apr 6, 2011
386
0
18,960
Which games are you trying to play??
Almost all of the games are SINGLE THREADED.no its not necassary to buy the g3258 at the moment.It may also occur due to the OS that you are using,the drivers etc.. check these before you head out and burn money..

Unlocked process do very well in overclocking,however your current processor may simply be better without any overclocking(not saying that overclocking is a bad practice,IT's a great process and a must for every g3258 owners)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

caxino18

Honorable
Sep 23, 2013
123
0
10,710

I've started Oblivion, the Witcher, and a lot more games from 2006-2007. Anyways, I've looked around and most people just say that it's because of my current processor (I7 4770k).

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Yadhu

Yadhu

Distinguished
Apr 6, 2011
386
0
18,960


if the game runs there is no point in running in compatibility mode!yes mods would matter if you do them incorrectly
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

caxino18

Honorable
Sep 23, 2013
123
0
10,710


Well, I know that I've modded the games correctly, so you would not suggest buying the new Pentium then?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
13thmonkey

13thmonkey

Titan
Jan 10, 2006
24,798
350
75,790


you should have no problem with the witcher, I've run it on my 580/3570k system.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Vic 40

Vic 40

Titan
Ambassador
Oct 22, 2013
20,885
994
87,990
You could go into the bios and disable cores and see it they really run better with just two cores.Just as an experiment.

See if there's a newer bios available.
See if there's a driver update or even try older drivers.
Look for game patches.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
RazerZ

RazerZ

Judicious
Ambassador
Aug 18, 2013
9,961
0
33,960
I bet it's a driver problem/ patch problem as Vic suggested. Or it might be due to a part overheating. Don't waste your money on a G3258, the i7 should breeze through older games. In fact here's a video of a person with the exact same specs as you running it without a problem:

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iILFX_z7Gc"][/video]
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

caxino18

Honorable
Sep 23, 2013
123
0
10,710


For Oblivion, it was .ini tweaks and this mod http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/10400/?
Also, an overclock helped a lot.
Other older games, it was mostly overclocking that did the trick.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom