Whats wrong?!?!

LEllis7motox · 07-18-2008, 08:09 AM

Hello i just purchased an ATI Radeon x1550 and when i read the reviews on it most of them were saying they can play counter strike source on MAx settings with no problems and high fps. Well i have a Dimensions 2400 with 1g of ram (boosted) and that graphics card and when i play source with more than 10 players plus i lagg pretty badly and that is on low settings... Please any input would be nice, Thanks. Also my sister has the same computer as me (dimension 2400) but only 512mb and a GeForce fx5200 which is not even as good as my new one... so i have double the ram and a better graphics card and same everything else and yet she can play counter strike source easily with up to 20 people with about no lag and up to about 40 players with little lag and thats on normal settings and i cant even play 10 people on low settings without lagging pretty bad. Thanks

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**emosun** · 07-18-2008, 05:05 PM

Sounds more like a internet connection problem. Do you have other programs that use the internet running. Any anti virus programs? Anything running that uses exsessive cpu power? Have you tried anything else beside counterstrike?

magnethead · 07-18-2008, 10:49 PM

is AA and AF on or off?

LEllis7motox · 07-19-2008, 06:56 AM

Counter Strike is the only game i play but i tried counter strike 1.6, condition zero, and source and there all lagging and condition zero and 1.6 dont even require much stuff to play them anyway. I do not run other wireless programs. AndMagnethead what is AA and AF?

ebackhus · 07-19-2008, 01:43 PM

AA = Anti-Aliasing
AF = Anisotropic filtering

AA will reduce the number of jaggies, or aliasing, on screen. AF will better filter the textures to help give textures that lead into the distance a sharper appearance. Both come at the price of frame rate.

vladimirb · 07-19-2008, 01:55 PM

Hey mate...
what is your Internet Connection Speed?

LEllis7motox · 07-19-2008, 06:20 PM

55MBps is my internet connection speed... and i dont know were to turn on or enable AA or AF. But i think i found the problem, my graphics card requires a 450 watt computer suply mine is only 250 watt. So i will be purchasing a new power supply soon but i need to know what type i need or brand or anything else. I have a dimensions 2400 2.4GHz 512mb ram (well now i have 1g) and my service tag is GFX0M81 if any of that helps. BUt last since it will take about a week for a new power supply when ever i get one is there a way to turn down my graphics card so it is not at max setting and it can maybe run right on my computer until my power supply comes?? Thanks,

mattinsocal8911 · 07-19-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LEllis7motox

55MBps is my internet connection speed... and i dont know were to turn on or enable AA or AF. But i think i found the problem, my graphics card requires a 450 watt computer suply mine is only 250 watt. So i will be purchasing a new power supply soon but i need to know what type i need or brand or anything else. I have a dimensions 2400 2.4GHz 512mb ram (well now i have 1g) and my service tag is GFX0M81 if any of that helps. BUt last since it will take about a week for a new power supply when ever i get one is there a way to turn down my graphics card so it is not at max setting and it can maybe run right on my computer until my power supply comes?? Thanks,

Well I might suggest removing any extra devices like Sound card (if you have onboard sound) or LAN card (if you have onboard LAN) right?
One thing I learned on intel boards is they have settings that throttle back the CPU speed ( which I set at disabled ) Dont know what CPU you have so I cant advise. Always helps to list all your specs
Rock On...

**emosun** · 07-20-2008, 01:31 AM

Well removeing devices won't change its power consumption. The best would be to get a new psu.

For your rig you will need a 400w or higher psu with 18amps on the 12v rail. Stick to brands such as Antec's trio line , thermaltake toughpower line , corsair , silverstone , or coolermaster.

mattinsocal8911 · 07-20-2008, 02:39 PM

Oops I am sorry I thought he said something about getting a power supply in a week or two. And yes i see your point about his needing a power supply as video cards are power hungry. I thinks ther is a guide to choosing power supplies that this forums recommends let me see if I can find it. And I just recently bought an Antec True power trio which works great. :)
Its in the RAM and Power supply support section of this forum :)
bye

vladimirb · 07-20-2008, 03:16 PM

Hey mate
check this out:
Power Supply Information and Selection

our team-mates did great job so read it and you will be able to choose what PSU is best for you...

07-18-2008, 08:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
LEllis7motox Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Whats wrong?!?! Hello i just purchased an ATI Radeon x1550 and when i read the reviews on it most of them were saying they can play counter strike source on MAx settings with no problems and high fps. Well i have a Dimensions 2400 with 1g of ram (boosted) and that graphics card and when i play source with more than 10 players plus i lagg pretty badly and that is on low settings... Please any input would be nice, Thanks. Also my sister has the same computer as me (dimension 2400) but only 512mb and a GeForce fx5200 which is not even as good as my new one... so i have double the ram and a better graphics card and same everything else and yet she can play counter strike source easily with up to 20 people with about no lag and up to about 40 players with little lag and thats on normal settings and i cant even play 10 people on low settings without lagging pretty bad. Thanks PS:

07-18-2008, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,060 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Whats wrong?!?! Sounds more like a internet connection problem. Do you have other programs that use the internet running. Any anti virus programs? Anything running that uses exsessive cpu power? Have you tried anything else beside counterstrike? __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Benchmarks-->http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

07-18-2008, 10:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,029 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Whats wrong?!?! is AA and AF on or off? __________________ AIM me: MAGNET794 For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

07-19-2008, 06:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
LEllis7motox Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Whats wrong?!?! Counter Strike is the only game i play but i tried counter strike 1.6, condition zero, and source and there all lagging and condition zero and 1.6 dont even require much stuff to play them anyway. I do not run other wireless programs. AndMagnethead what is AA and AF?

07-19-2008, 01:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,714 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Re: Whats wrong?!?! AA = Anti-Aliasing AF = Anisotropic filtering AA will reduce the number of jaggies, or aliasing, on screen. AF will better filter the textures to help give textures that lead into the distance a sharper appearance. Both come at the price of frame rate. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-19-2008, 01:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
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07-19-2008, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
LEllis7motox Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Whats wrong?!?! 55MBps is my internet connection speed... and i dont know were to turn on or enable AA or AF. But i think i found the problem, my graphics card requires a 450 watt computer suply mine is only 250 watt. So i will be purchasing a new power supply soon but i need to know what type i need or brand or anything else. I have a dimensions 2400 2.4GHz 512mb ram (well now i have 1g) and my service tag is GFX0M81 if any of that helps. BUt last since it will take about a week for a new power supply when ever i get one is there a way to turn down my graphics card so it is not at max setting and it can maybe run right on my computer until my power supply comes?? Thanks,

07-20-2008, 01:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,060 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Whats wrong?!?! Well removeing devices won't change its power consumption. The best would be to get a new psu. For your rig you will need a 400w or higher psu with 18amps on the 12v rail. Stick to brands such as Antec's trio line , thermaltake toughpower line , corsair , silverstone , or coolermaster. __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Benchmarks-->http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

07-20-2008, 02:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
mattinsocal8911 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 127 OS: WinXP SP2	Re: Whats wrong?!?! Oops I am sorry I thought he said something about getting a power supply in a week or two. And yes i see your point about his needing a power supply as video cards are power hungry. I thinks ther is a guide to choosing power supplies that this forums recommends let me see if I can find it. And I just recently bought an Antec True power trio which works great. :) Its in the RAM and Power supply support section of this forum :) bye __________________ My Current System: CPU: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Gigabyte GA-8i945P-G RAM: 1 GB DDR2 8800GTS 640MB DDR3,PCIe Windows XP SP2 x86 Last edited by mattinsocal8911 : 07-20-2008 at 02:44 PM.

07-20-2008, 03:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
vladimirb Hardware Team Tech Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Posts: 1,447 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003 My System	Re: Whats wrong?!?! Hey mate check this out: Power Supply Information and Selection our team-mates did great job so read it and you will be able to choose what PSU is best for you... __________________ Realm: Bronze Dragonflight - EU Undead Rogue --- Level 70 --- Spec: Combat Orc Shaman --- Level 70 --- Spec: Elemental Tauren Warrior --- Level 70 --- Spec: Protection Troll Priest --- Level 59 --- Spec: Shadow