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Why is my computer laggy?

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Hey the title pretty much says it all. I lagg alot on tracks like loretta lynn's, red bud ect. Is it my graphic card? My graphic settings are already pretty low. No idea what to do so any SUPPORTIVE help would be great.
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What CPU and video card do you have?
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How do I find out those things? Sorry im a noob when it comes to computers :oops:
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Actually I think I found what video card I have tell me if this is it or not. NVIDIA GeForce 9100
But I sill dont know how to find CPU :|
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Go to the Device Manager in the Control Panel, once that's open click the button next to the Processors label.
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AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
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Sounds like you have a respectable CPU and the bare minimum graphics processor. If you have a PCI express slot a decent graphics card will do wonders for you.
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What type of graphic card do you recomend?
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I prefer Nvidia mostly because their drivers work.
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Do I need a Nvidia card or driver? I dont know what exactly im looking for.
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Junior wrote:Do I need a Nvidia card or driver? I dont know what exactly im looking for.
Card, drivers do help but not as much as your looking for
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So what should I do to completely fix it?
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He just told you. You need a graphics card. For an OpenGL game like MX Simulator I'd get the best NVIDIA card I could afford.
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eh gtx 260 for youung tuckers about $150-$250
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