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    video card help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by rs1985, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. rs1985

    rs1985 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got a Acer Ferrari 5005
    First when I start playing EA NHL 2007
    it ran really smoothly
    but as time goes
    it kinda start to lag
    anyone know why it go slower since the beginning ?
    anyone can help me ?
    thanks

    A poor guy in front of his computer
     
    rs1985, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. Lil Mayz

    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    Maybe because the start up screens and menus don't take up a lot of processing power.

    Is the framerate dropping to an unplayable rate?
     
    Lil Mayz, Aug 18, 2007
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  3. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    hey it could be just lag caused by some other guy..
     
    chinmonkie, Aug 19, 2007
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  4. rs1985

    rs1985 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i mean
    the beginning mean the beginning of the game, like the first time I played the game
    not the welcome screen
     
    rs1985, Aug 19, 2007
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  5. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    just someone lagging >.< your FPS shouldnt change but just in case try using a modders tool to set your memory bus speed alittle higher to render as fast =)
     
    chinmonkie, Aug 19, 2007
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    maybe its the RAM. I dunno about NFL but in some games, like real time strategy games, the ram usage of the game grows due to extra units and stuff, maybe thats the problem?

    how much ram do you have?
     
    DurablePants, Aug 19, 2007
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    Did you consider that it might not be the graphics card at all? Maybe you have spyware or other bloatware installed and running on your computer in the background now since when you first got the computer. How many tasks are running when you go to Task Manager (CTRl+ALT+DEL)?

    Also, remember that there is always the factor of "newness." Faster technology comes out, and once you're exposed to it, your once fast rig seems more sluggish, even if is performing the same. Just something else to consider.

    /end my 2 cents.
     
    blueblurr, Aug 19, 2007
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  8. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    this question seem so vauge i mean it could be anything really.. i wish i had something more we could work with, that would easily help us with the situation..
     
    chinmonkie, Aug 19, 2007
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