NEED ADVICE - Really bad framerates

[Jersey Flyer]

Hi, yes I'm looking to purchase a new video card for my CPU, because basically with all the addons I've added to my FS9, my frame rates are absolutely HORRIBLE. Now, in order to help me, Im gunna need to ask you how can I tell you what I have now? like to I look on my control panel on my CPU and read you off that? like right now Im running on a Dell Dimension E510, but like I need help figuring out what I have now? please help?

[Fozzer]

Download and install this Utility....>>>

Aida 32

http://www.sofotex.com/downloads/d9326.html

It will tell you all you need to know about your Computer...in great detail......!

Paul...G-BPLF... 8-)...!

[MWISimmer]

Google tells me this, a bit vague though.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_e510

In addition to Fozzers recommendation above, there are 3 more hardware analysis programs in this thread:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1199401338

[Groundbound1]

Everest is a good one. (It's what I use, but that doesn't mean it's the best)

Version 1.51 (the one you want) can be found here:

http://www.oldversion.com/download.php? ... 751fd1e355

[Allen_Z]

Aida 32...It will tell you all you need to know about your Computer...in great detail

boy howdy, that ain't no joke

[Allen_Z]

Why the discrepency????

Memory read benchmark,

AIDA=4823 vs EVEREST=4176

[Jersey Flyer]

Okay, so now I have Everest Home addition installed, should I just read off my stats under "Display"?

[Groundbound1]

Okay, so now I have Everest Home addition installed, should I just read off my stats under "Display"?

Yup, under the display heading, look at what it says under GPU.

[Jersey Flyer]

Yeah when I click on GPU, nothing shows up, just a blank box :S

[Groundbound1]

Could be that the hardware is too new to be recognized. The Everest version I told you about is an older one, but it's the best free version, IMO.

Try under "computer" then "summary".

If the computer in the link CD. posted is right, it looks like you can use a pci-x video card.

[Tom...]

Try

Start>Run, Type in DxDiag and see what the display tab says and it something about WHQL or somthing comes up click No

[Jersey Flyer]

Okay, the last suggestion worked.
okay, here's what I have under display

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1/Nerf19/System.jpg

[Kaworu]

Don't know if this has been brought up yet, but did you pc come with any documentation? my dell came with full specs in the back of the manual.

It appears you use onboard video! My goodness, I feel sorry for you!

[Xyn_Air]

It appears you use onboard video! My goodness, I feel sorry for you!

Sort of going off of what Robin has posted here . . .

One thing you might simply want to do is take your system down to the computer store where you plan on purchasing your video card.  They should be able to tell you what video cards are compatible with your system.  From there, it is a simple manner of buying the best card within your price range.  Of course, after you get a list of potentially available cards, feel free to run back here to get everyone's opinions (some people may have had specific experiences with the cards you will be considering).

Another thing you may really, REALLY want to consider is shelling out the money to have the video card installed for you at a computer store.  This gives you sooo many safeguards, namely around the fact that if they break it, they buy it, instead of you footing the costs for any boo-boo's during installation (warranties and the like only seem useless until you need them!).  This saved me an enormous headache years ago when the computer store broke my laptop . . . and then got to give me a brand new one (that was even better!).

Anyway, this is just my rather long-winded 2-yen.

Good luck!
~Darrin

[Jersey Flyer]

Okay, thanks, I guess I'm going to have to do that

Any good PC Stores Reccommended?

I'm from eastern america (New Jersey), so yeah, Im really close to New York City, so alot of retail/hardware stores, any suggestions?