- Jul 22, 2014
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There's this MMORPG game I can run on 50 - 80 FPS using minimal video settings until someone casts their fancy spells which gives me a plain 8 - 12 FPS. I can play Skyrim on 30+ FPS with mid-low settings but lately it's been dropping to 15 FPS when I go to areas with big scenery or when fighting a dragon on that matter. Same problem with Dark Souls but even worse since I could only get over 15 FPS when facing a wall or walking through empty rooms and halls. Tomb Raider, same thing. I used to be able to finish Skyrim and Tomb Raider before without suffering from any FPS problem on minimal video settings, but now when I try to run them with same settings, all I see is 15 fps or even lower which is unplayable. I never upgraded any component of my PC before. I want to be able to play some of latest PC games without spending much for component upgrades, if possible. Here's my specs:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 2.9 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GT 520
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 2.7 GB
Memory 4.1 GB
Display Maximum Resolution 1600 x 900
PSU only supports up to 300 watt
When running a game, my GPU load is always at 100% (according to GPU-Z) and CPU usage at around 60%. RAM usage is 60 - 70% off 4GB. Memory usage of game is from 400k to 1000k. I don't think it used to be like this. Not sure if that has to do with anything but one time there was a power outage in my area where my PC died and booted for like 4 times in split-second. The next few days I received my first and thankfully last Blue Screen of Death to date. I tried to run memtest86+ and passed 100%. I narrowed down my GPU choices - should this be the problem - to decent and affordable ones available near my place: ASUS GT630-2GD3 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card and ASUS 2GB Graphics Cards R7240-2GD3-L (20% more expensive). But any suggestions are welcomed. I'll be fine with just being to run most games at mid settings as long as FPS is perfect.
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 2.9 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GT 520
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 2.7 GB
Memory 4.1 GB
Display Maximum Resolution 1600 x 900
PSU only supports up to 300 watt
When running a game, my GPU load is always at 100% (according to GPU-Z) and CPU usage at around 60%. RAM usage is 60 - 70% off 4GB. Memory usage of game is from 400k to 1000k. I don't think it used to be like this. Not sure if that has to do with anything but one time there was a power outage in my area where my PC died and booted for like 4 times in split-second. The next few days I received my first and thankfully last Blue Screen of Death to date. I tried to run memtest86+ and passed 100%. I narrowed down my GPU choices - should this be the problem - to decent and affordable ones available near my place: ASUS GT630-2GD3 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card and ASUS 2GB Graphics Cards R7240-2GD3-L (20% more expensive). But any suggestions are welcomed. I'll be fine with just being to run most games at mid settings as long as FPS is perfect.
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