Hey guys, my PC has been really good for mx sim when I play alone, but whenever I join a public server with over 30 people I start to drop frames... I looking to get a gaming graphics card or something to improve my make my mx simulator to be able to run at full quality with no lag! I NEED YOUR OPINION
Computer specs:
-Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
-AMD Quad-Core A6-3600 APU with Radeon HD 6530D graphics 2.20 GHz
-1TB Hard Drive
-8GB Memory
Thanks
Graphics Card Problem
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Pumaxcs
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
What Power Supply do you have? How many watts? Do you have a tower or slim factor PC?
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John23
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ezra73mx
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
How do I check that? Sorry, I'm stupid with computer specs...Pumaxcs wrote:What Power Supply do you have? How many watts? Do you have a tower or slim factor PC?
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ezra73mx
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
-AMD Quad-Core A6-3600 APU with Radeon HD 6530D graphics 2.20 GHJohn23 wrote:What's ur graphics card?
I believe this is the Graphics card...
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ctmx967
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
Only way to actually check your power supply is to take the siding off your pc and physically look at it. It should say right on the side the brand/watt output. Also, for a graphics card, you will need to make sure it's compatible with your motherboard. Not exactly sure how to check to see which board you have. There are a lot of good cards out there, a lot of it will be how much you want/can spend since some can get just a little pricey haha
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John23
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
Well that would be why you are running bad frame rates. You don't have a dedicated graphics card. You have built in graphics. That is your CPU. It mixes the CPU and GPU into one which creates an APU. Can't do Mitch with dedicated graphics
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ezra73mx
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
Thanks for the help! I'll see what I can afford, haha graphics cards are pretty pricey like you said.ctmx967 wrote:Only way to actually check your power supply is to take the siding off your pc and physically look at it. It should say right on the side the brand/watt output. Also, for a graphics card, you will need to make sure it's compatible with your motherboard. Not exactly sure how to check to see which board you have. There are a lot of good cards out there, a lot of it will be how much you want/can spend since some can get just a little pricey haha
So would I be better off selling my PC and getting a better one??John23 wrote:Well that would be why you are running bad frame rates. You don't have a dedicated graphics card. You have built in graphics. That is your CPU. It mixes the CPU and GPU into one which creates an APU. Can't do Mitch with dedicated graphics
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Pumaxcs
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
Graphics cards don't have compatible issues, all motherboards have a PCI slot which is where they go. You can mix and match any brand or company you'd like. Only when you start putting two or three of the same card into a system when that can affect you but for single cards no worries.
The CPU you have, as John said is a GPU/CPU in one chip. It has 4 cores for CPU and two for GPU uses. Granted its a weaker CPU, even an i3 beats it, if its what you got a quad core is a good start. If you have the budget for it then yes, you could start new but you don't have to.
From just reading, and guessing about the PC based on other prebuilts with similar specs, I'd think you have a ~350W. You should be able to add a 270X and see a nice improvement. You would just need to double check the cables you have that they would work.
The CPU you have, as John said is a GPU/CPU in one chip. It has 4 cores for CPU and two for GPU uses. Granted its a weaker CPU, even an i3 beats it, if its what you got a quad core is a good start. If you have the budget for it then yes, you could start new but you don't have to.
From just reading, and guessing about the PC based on other prebuilts with similar specs, I'd think you have a ~350W. You should be able to add a 270X and see a nice improvement. You would just need to double check the cables you have that they would work.
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ezra73mx
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Re: Graphics Card Problem
Alright, I'll look into it. I really appreciate your feed back, thank you very much.Pumaxcs wrote:Graphics cards don't have compatible issues, all motherboards have a PCI slot which is where they go. You can mix and match any brand or company you'd like. Only when you start putting two or three of the same card into a system when that can affect you but for single cards no worries.
The CPU you have, as John said is a GPU/CPU in one chip. It has 4 cores for CPU and two for GPU uses. Granted its a weaker CPU, even an i3 beats it, if its what you got a quad core is a good start. If you have the budget for it then yes, you could start new but you don't have to.
From just reading, and guessing about the PC based on other prebuilts with similar specs, I'd think you have a ~350W. You should be able to add a 270X and see a nice improvement. You would just need to double check the cables you have that they would work.