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Is my Graphic card good ?

26 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/is-my-graphic-card-good.140277/

TheMost
TheMost Original post #1
May 5, 2011 at 3:06 PM
hey guys i just wanna clarify with you Whether my graphic card is good for gaming or not

Please specify how good is my graphic card

When i play GTA4 , mafia 2 and all while driving the car fastly i get myself stuck and then stuck and then slowly .. while shooting of fighting it's ok

Please let me know how good it is !

Specs:

CPU Type : QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)

Motherboard Name : Intel Montpelier DQ35MP (1 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)

(I mean 4gb RAM onboard )

Motherboard Chipset : Intel Bearlake Q35

GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)
sukesh1090
May 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM
yes buddy your graphics card is good but i think you are playing at very high setting at very high resolution,so because of that it is lagging.
furious_gamer
May 5, 2011 at 3:19 PM
Everything is fine, regarding Hardware. Which OS u are using?

remove the drivers using driver sweeper and re-install it.
See whether any background programs are running.
Try lowering the settings esp. shadows etc for 30 and see if it works fine & resolution.

Basically the game itself buggy so that even a system running GTX580 in SLI will run it smoothly.
TheMost
TheMost #4
May 5, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Everything is fine, regarding Hardware. Which OS u are using?

remove the drivers using driver sweeper and re-install it.
See whether any background programs are running.
Try lowering the settings esp. shadows etc for 30 and see if it works fine & resolution.

Basically the game itself buggy so that even a system running GTX580 in SLI will run it smoothly.

OS : Win7 ultimate
I have never installed any driver except Nvidia's on my own interest
All the drivers were the one which came with Win7

u want me to reinstall ??

My background apps :
*bayimg.com/bAhLBaaDO

Processes:
*bayimg.com/BAhLDAAdo

Forget MeGui and MPC ! i Know !
furious_gamer
May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM
OS : Win7 ultimate
I have never installed any driver except Nvidia's on my own interest
All the drivers were the one which came with Win7

u want me to reinstall ??

My background apps :
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Yes.

Also see if there are any background apps running, like AV, Firewall etc. That will slow things down a bit.

Get latest nVIDIA driver from their website and update it.
TheMost
TheMost #6
May 5, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Yes.

Also see if there are any background apps running, like AV, Firewall etc. That will slow things down a bit.

Get latest nVIDIA driver from their website and update it.

Ya i have the latest updates
U want me to Close even tuneup and Norton ??

What about a Dual boot with no programs ?? Which OS would u suggest ?
furious_gamer
May 5, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Yes, do a Dual Boot.If you AV and Tuneup has Game mode, switch it. Try to lower the settings is game. What are the settings you are playing the game at? A screenie would be good.
eagle06
eagle06 #8
May 5, 2011 at 5:58 PM
overheating can also be the reason check the temperatures when your computer is in full load.
And you can also use tweaked graphics drivers such as Xtreme-G drivers(tweakforce.com)
MegaMind
May 5, 2011 at 6:41 PM
@OP which PSU?
MegaMind
MegaMind #11
May 5, 2011 at 7:24 PM
Power Supply Unit(smps)...

Brand? Model? Power rating?
jerrin_ss5
May 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM
hey for GTA 4 did u update the game !!
because there was such an issue prior to update
or trying playing some other game !!!
GTX 260 is a good card and shud'nd cause u any problem
if problem persist trying installing the card once again
Which resolution are u playing games at ??
mitraark
mitraark #13
May 5, 2011 at 7:51 PM
GTA IV is a buggy game. Try to get Metro 2033. If that runs fine on High , your GPU is very good.
jerrin_ss5
May 5, 2011 at 7:54 PM
GTA IV is a buggy game. Try to get Metro 2033. If that runs fine on High , your GPU is very good.

ya try this game metro 2033 as it can push ur card to max at u will come to know the problem !!:!:
MegaMind
MegaMind #15
May 5, 2011 at 8:01 PM
GTA IV is a buggy game. Try to get Metro 2033. If that runs fine on High , your GPU is very good.

OP has already stated this,

When i play GTA4 , mafia 2 and all while driving the car fastly i get myself stuck and then stuck and then slowly ..

try this game metro 2033 as it can push ur card to max at u will come to know the problem !!:!:

i dont recommend doin t since OP may hav an insufficient PSU...
jerrin_ss5
May 5, 2011 at 8:14 PM
hmm good point manju may be its better OP checks out which PSU is being used and let us know !!
jerrin_ss5
May 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM
open your cabinet and check the sticker to box where all the wires are coming out from and getting connected to other devices !!
TheMost
TheMost #19
May 5, 2011 at 8:22 PM
open your cabinet and check the sticker to box where all the wires are coming out from and getting connected to other devices !!

CAni find that with any software ?
TheMost
TheMost #22
May 6, 2011 at 8:39 AM
It says,

Coller master
Extreme Power plus 600W

Model : RS-600-PCAR-E3
Type Intel form factor ATX 12V V2.3

PLease help me out .. please
furious_gamer
May 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM
It says,

Coller master
Extreme Power plus 600W

Model : RS-600-PCAR-E3
Type Intel form factor ATX 12V V2.3

PLease help me out .. please

Thats fine. Enuff to power your rig.

May be check CPU/GPU temps with help any temperature monitoring s/w.

Try re-install the drivers, and if possible game too. it worked for me before.
TheMost
TheMost #24
May 6, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Thats fine. Enuff to power your rig.

May be check CPU/GPU temps with help any temperature monitoring s/w.

Try re-install the drivers, and if possible game too. it worked for me before.


Check this

Mafia 2 benchmark Download Rec.avi from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
MegaMind
MegaMind #25
May 7, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Did u try ur GPU in any other PC?