STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl help

aceripper · 09-13-2008, 09:56 AM

Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-VM
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ 2207.8 MHz
RAM: 1024 MB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Windows XP pro

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Hi guys, first time using this, so bear with me.
So, I've just installed the game, started playing, noticed it was fairly slow, but I shrugged that off due to the fact I thought it may still be loading..
took a few steps outside, noticed the sky was yellow, and the lag had become VERY VERY bad, unbearable..
So I did some digging, got myself the latest versions of my drivers (I think), rechecked the game, sky is back to normal.

The lag is still persistantly bad.. I physically cannot play with the amount of lag i'm getting.

Whats the cause of this? is my graphics card out of date? If it turns out I need a new one, can someone please tell me what kind, as i'm not the most up to speed with computer components.

Any hints? thanks in advance

akedm · 09-13-2008, 06:24 PM

Your graphics card is low-end for that type of game. But to upgrade it, you'll want to make sure you have power to run it under the stress present from the game. In other words the graphics card may say it needs 400w or 500w to run, but you'll likely need more than that. Personally I'd get an 8800GT for a few reasons. Before I continue though, please post your power supply information too - wattage output information especially.

Thanks.

aceripper · 09-14-2008, 11:40 AM

Thanks for you help so far, I may seem fairly stupid here, but how would I go about finding out my power output? Is that just the power supplied from the plug socket?
If anyone can tell me where to find this info out, i'll post it asap.

akedm · 09-14-2008, 02:43 PM

If you can get the computer's side panel open (usually finger screws and/or finger-pressure mount that will disengage by sliding the side panel to the back of the case) you should be able to read the make/model and output wattage from the sticky on the power supply. If you're not confident about doing this and are confident this is the same power supply that came with the computer then you can simply give us the make/model of the machine you're using (Gateway GT1234, HP Pavilion AB12345, etc...) From there the power supply can be determined.

Once the power supply is determined then someone here (possibly me) will be able to offer suggestions.

09-13-2008, 09:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
aceripper Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl help Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-VM CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ 2207.8 MHz RAM: 1024 MB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Windows XP pro - - - Hi guys, first time using this, so bear with me. So, I've just installed the game, started playing, noticed it was fairly slow, but I shrugged that off due to the fact I thought it may still be loading.. took a few steps outside, noticed the sky was yellow, and the lag had become VERY VERY bad, unbearable.. So I did some digging, got myself the latest versions of my drivers (I think), rechecked the game, sky is back to normal. The lag is still persistantly bad.. I physically cannot play with the amount of lag i'm getting. Whats the cause of this? is my graphics card out of date? If it turns out I need a new one, can someone please tell me what kind, as i'm not the most up to speed with computer components. Any hints? thanks in advance

09-13-2008, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	Re: STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl help Your graphics card is low-end for that type of game. But to upgrade it, you'll want to make sure you have power to run it under the stress present from the game. In other words the graphics card may say it needs 400w or 500w to run, but you'll likely need more than that. Personally I'd get an 8800GT for a few reasons. Before I continue though, please post your power supply information too - wattage output information especially. Thanks.

09-14-2008, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
aceripper Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl help Thanks for you help so far, I may seem fairly stupid here, but how would I go about finding out my power output? Is that just the power supplied from the plug socket? If anyone can tell me where to find this info out, i'll post it asap.

09-14-2008, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	Re: STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl help If you can get the computer's side panel open (usually finger screws and/or finger-pressure mount that will disengage by sliding the side panel to the back of the case) you should be able to read the make/model and output wattage from the sticky on the power supply. If you're not confident about doing this and are confident this is the same power supply that came with the computer then you can simply give us the make/model of the machine you're using (Gateway GT1234, HP Pavilion AB12345, etc...) From there the power supply can be determined. Once the power supply is determined then someone here (possibly me) will be able to offer suggestions. Last edited by akedm; 09-14-2008 at 02:45 PM.