Why is CoD World at War so slow?

you would benefit greatly from a video card upgrade, as your current one is holding you back greatly.

As to why MW2 runs better than WAW... who knows? Maybe WAW minimum settings are somehow more demanding than MW2 minimum settings.

yep your gpu is the problem. look at a 98gt or gts 250 as a minimum upgrade.
it will bump your fps up to 90 on medium to high settings.

Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad you're all suggesting a new graphics card, because I was thinking that was the biggest problem.

My PC is small for factor, so the graphics card needs to be low profile. From what I've heard I should be looking at a HD x5xx as a minimum.

I don't have heaps of money (4 month old baby!) to throw around, so would have to be under $100.

My PSU is crap, something like 250 watts. I was wondering, can you have your PSU sitting on top of your case, instead of in it? (since my PC is small form factor). I have a couple of PSUs sitting around, but they are full sized.


Thanks,

Nick

Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad you're all suggesting a new graphics card, because I was thinking that was the biggest problem.

My PC is small for factor, so the graphics card needs to be low profile. From what I've heard I should be looking at a HD x5xx as a minimum.

I don't have heaps of money (4 month old baby!) to throw around, so would have to be under $100.

My PSU is crap, something like 250 watts. I was wondering, can you have your PSU sitting on top of your case, instead of in it? (since my PC is small form factor). I have a couple of PSUs sitting around, but they are full sized.


Thanks,

Nick

Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad you're all suggesting a new graphics card, because I was thinking that was the biggest problem.

My PC is small for factor, so the graphics card needs to be low profile. From what I've heard I should be looking at a HD x5xx as a minimum.

I don't have heaps of money (4 month old baby!) to throw around, so would have to be under $100.

My PSU is crap, something like 250 watts. I was wondering, can you have your PSU sitting on top of your case, instead of in it? (since my PC is small form factor). I have a couple of PSUs sitting around, but they are full sized.


Thanks,

Nick

I would recommend you save up a bit and build it properly. Having a PSu hanging around outside isnt safe at all, also you will need a larger casing for a proper GPU.

I would say you need to spend about 200usd to get this rig in shape.

First get a Casing: if you look around you can get one for 20-30usd

PSU: you can get one like this 40usd:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Now all you need is a GPU: 6850 will cost you about 140usd after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Your total expenditure will be around 200usd. This will become a decent setup, later on you could add a heatsink into the mix and overclock that cpu for even more performance.

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