Hello people.
I just recently built a pretty cheap machine to "test" Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit) as the operating system.
I currently have an AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600, thinking I could get away with it for playing older games, but to my displeasure, the frame rates are pretty slow. (Especially compared to the XP machine I have with similar specs. It runs smooth on high settings btw.)
Can this be due to the processor being too weak for Vista?
(I've seen its usage go up to 50% just from moderate scrolling.)
If this is the case, there is a Brisbane 4600+ on newegg for 66 dollars, that I am willing to buy.
Maybe you guys could find me a deal on some other website(s) besides newegg?
Also, could this be due to bad drivers from Nvidia for the 9600GT I currently have?
I also have 2 gigabytes of RAM just in case you wanted to know if that's a problem aswell.
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Thank you.
I just recently built a pretty cheap machine to "test" Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit) as the operating system.
I currently have an AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600, thinking I could get away with it for playing older games, but to my displeasure, the frame rates are pretty slow. (Especially compared to the XP machine I have with similar specs. It runs smooth on high settings btw.)
Can this be due to the processor being too weak for Vista?
(I've seen its usage go up to 50% just from moderate scrolling.)
If this is the case, there is a Brisbane 4600+ on newegg for 66 dollars, that I am willing to buy.
Maybe you guys could find me a deal on some other website(s) besides newegg?
Also, could this be due to bad drivers from Nvidia for the 9600GT I currently have?
I also have 2 gigabytes of RAM just in case you wanted to know if that's a problem aswell.
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Thank you.