NOT ENOUGH DHz. ???

joeitalo · 02-08-2008, 10:08 PM

I went to load a game and it said my system did not meet requirements and they refered to my cpu saying it was only 1GHz .I am not sure I didn't build it HP did and it says ,according to DXdiag that it is 2.4 GHz ?? do I have to make an adjustment < Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz > I copied this of my dxdiag ...Thank you Joeitalo >My pc is posted Its an HP pavilion a1630n

**TheMatt** · 02-08-2008, 10:36 PM

AMD PowerNow! probably kicked into effect and throttled your CPU clock speed back. It runs faster when it is under load though.

What game is this? Because I don't think your CPU will be the issue, it will likely be your graphics card (GeForce 6150LE integrated) that will hinder your game performance.

joeitalo · 02-09-2008, 06:30 PM

Half life 2 lost coast/ My video card is a evga 8800gts

**TheMatt** · 02-09-2008, 10:03 PM

Oh OK. The any 8800 will run Lost Coast fine; I can run it well with my 8600GTS. You should be all set, just ignore the warning Steam gives you. I think I actually got that warning too (except it was telling me my CPU didn't meet the recommended speed requirement of 3GHz or something like that). I am actually thinking those requirements/recommendations were made when the Pentium 4 and the speed race was going on. The Core 2 and Athlon 64 processors feature improved architecture rather than improved clock speed.

joeitalo · 02-10-2008, 03:31 PM

Thanks again,

**TheMatt** · 02-10-2008, 07:36 PM

No problem.

joeitalo · 02-10-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeitalo

I went to load a game and it said my system did not meet requirements and they refered to my cpu saying it was only 1GHz .I am not sure I didn't build it HP did and it says ,according to DXdiag that it is 2.4 GHz ?? do I have to make an adjustment < Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz > I copied this of my dxdiag ...Thank you Joeitalo >My pc is posted Its an HP pavilion a1630n

joeitalo · 02-10-2008, 07:59 PM

I hope you all know I did mean GHz, WHAT AN IDIOT

**TheMatt** · 02-10-2008, 08:13 PM

Simple typo, I knew what you meant. Don't worry about it; we all do that.

02-08-2008, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
joeitalo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boston Mass Posts: 191 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? I went to load a game and it said my system did not meet requirements and they refered to my cpu saying it was only 1GHz .I am not sure I didn't build it HP did and it says ,according to DXdiag that it is 2.4 GHz ?? do I have to make an adjustment < Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz > I copied this of my dxdiag ...Thank you Joeitalo >My pc is posted Its an HP pavilion a1630n

02-08-2008, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? AMD PowerNow! probably kicked into effect and throttled your CPU clock speed back. It runs faster when it is under load though. What game is this? Because I don't think your CPU will be the issue, it will likely be your graphics card (GeForce 6150LE integrated) that will hinder your game performance. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

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joeitalo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boston Mass Posts: 191 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Re: NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? Half life 2 lost coast/ My video card is a evga 8800gts Last edited by joeitalo; 02-09-2008 at 06:36 PM.

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? Oh OK. The any 8800 will run Lost Coast fine; I can run it well with my 8600GTS. You should be all set, just ignore the warning Steam gives you. I think I actually got that warning too (except it was telling me my CPU didn't meet the recommended speed requirement of 3GHz or something like that). I am actually thinking those requirements/recommendations were made when the Pentium 4 and the speed race was going on. The Core 2 and Athlon 64 processors feature improved architecture rather than improved clock speed. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-10-2008, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
joeitalo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boston Mass Posts: 191 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Re: NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? Thanks again,

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: NOT ENOUGH DHz. ??? Simple typo, I knew what you meant. Don't worry about it; we all do that. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides