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Pron · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:48 am Post subject: Vista & Games = ???!!!?!

Okay, so I got a new computer recently with vista on it.
The computer I had before was crap, it was XP but all installable games would go fairly quickly.
But now since I got my new computer (Which is far better) all the games that I used to play are like 2x slower or more. <--o_o?
Is it because of Vista or what do you think?

Nick :3 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: Re: Vista & Games = ???!!!?!

Pron · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:05 am Post subject:

Nick :3 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:14 am Post subject:

Hmm nevermind then Razz

seems fine

blackdiamond · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:19 am Post subject:

what's the graphics card on that thing? i think that's the problem.

superweapons · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:23 am Post subject:

Supposedly, 90% of computer shipments use integrated graphics. It's likely that your old computer used a dedicated graphics card, but a slower CPU. It would still probably be faster than your "new" computer, in terms of gaming.

From the "System" window you're already in, click Device Manager in the left field. In the Device Manager window, expand Display Adapters. Take a screenshot or copy whatever it says to here.

Also, what games do you play?

Pron · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Ah, so you do have a dedicated video card, but an extremely weak one. It would probably be incapable of playing modern games at your monitor's native resolution, so that would explain the slowness.

deleted19776 · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

Vista also uses up a lot of memory.

Rufflez · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

No, even if you were to take apart the laptop (it would void your warranty too), and took the dedicated video card in the laptop, and tried to put it in your desktop, it wouldn't fit.

Sup3R C3r34L · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject:

Oh, I must have read it wrong.

Maybe, maybe not. Some models with integrated graphics cards don't have the appropriate slots for your dedicated laptop graphics card, since they were not intended to accommodate one. You would still void your warranty by "replacing" hardware. It's pretty hard to find laptop graphics cards in the first place.

Blank · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

As far as Laptops go, you cannot add a new video card without it having a MXM slot. No slot? No new card.

Those really expensive laptops like the dell XPS lets you do that.

Pron · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject: