1 Gig of ram, 3Ghz processor, etc.

Awesome fast except for gaming for some reason. It came with an Intel graphics card, 82915G and I assumed it would be shit, although it was apparantly an upgrade from a radeon 8500 and I was told it was better (of course I knew he just wanted to make the sale).

So when I run something like Doom 3 it goes really slowely, even in the lowest settings. The menus and whatnot all load blazing fast, the opening videos and whatnot went fine but when the game starts anytime there's movement on the screen it goes extremely slow.

To make sure it wasn't just the game I tried Worms 3D and I run into the same slowdown problem during game play.

So what's the problem? Should I just format and do a clean install instead of having the shit they put on here? Should I update my drivers? I just got the damn thing yesterday

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Should have made a custom computer.

Change the video settings in the games. Don't run under maximum resolution, anti-aliasing, antistropic filtering, etc...

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Originally posted by Yan Should have made a custom computer. Change the video settings in the games. Don't run under maximum resolution, anti-aliasing, antistropic filtering, etc...

"it goes really slowely, even in the lowest settings"

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance "it goes really slowely, even in the lowest settings"

Load up the game(s) and read off the settings for me.

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Originally posted by Yan Load up the game(s) and read off the settings for me.

All I know is that I set the setting to low quality and it changed all the video settings for me.

I just updated my video drivers and whatnot as well as making sure I had the latest version of Direct X and I saw mild improvement.

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance All I know is that I set the setting to low quality and it changed all the video settings for me. I just updated my video drivers and whatnot as well as making sure I had the latest version of Direct X and I saw mild improvement.

Hmm. Can't help you there then.

Call support and ask.

on board graphics cards tend to "suck"
do yourself a favor, buy an AGP card (radeon 9600pro seems to be the best bang for the buck, it's around $125-135 or so)

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Question, would you think that formatting the computer and installing windows again might make it work? I mean it's a new computer but maybe it's something pre-installed.

Also, my video card appears to use open GL, would that mean that it can't use direct 3d and that might be the problem right there?

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i recommend you get an nvidia 6600gt AGP it should run you around $220 and you wont regret it

format it and find out.

if u dont post, then we'll assume that it didnt work

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It was supposed to come with a Radeon 8000 I think but this Intel card was apparantly an "upgrade" and I was told it performs better.

I'm going to bring the computer back and make him give me the ATI card instead seeing as it'll likely be better than this thing. I'm bringing my Radeon 8500 over from my computer onto this one though and I'll see how that goes .

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Originally posted by trance_n_dance It was supposed to come with a Radeon 8000 I think but this Intel card was apparantly an "upgrade" and I was told it performs better. I'm going to bring the computer back and make him give me the ATI card instead seeing as it'll likely be better than this thing. I'm bringing my Radeon 8500 over from my computer onto this one though and I'll see how that goes .

I suggest returning the entire computer and then building your own computer. You'll spend less money and you'll have a better computer then most out there.