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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 4:13am
What did I do wrong? (PC specs question)
Random computer question here. My old PC died and I went and bought a new cheap one, with supposedly better specs. Yet games are running really slow on the new PC, while they ran fine on the old one. I thought I did my research and bought an equivalent/slightly better budget PC, but I obviously did something wrong. I didn't really want another gaming rig in the house, I just wanted a working second computer so my girlfriend and I could continue playing Minecraft together. Can anyone help me shed some light on the matter?

Old PC: Intel E6500 dual core 2.93 Ghz, 4gb DDR2 ram, WinXP, GeForce 9600 GSO 512

New PC: Intel i3-3220 dual core 3.3 Ghz, 4gb DDR3 ram, Win 7 64bit, GeForce 9600 GSO 512 (same video card)
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Hector The Hermit 21 Jul, 2013 @ 4:16am 
What games are you trying to play on the new one? Are they the same as the old one?
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 4:39am 
Mostly just Minecraft, but I also tried Madballs on Steam and it lagged.
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Hector The Hermit 21 Jul, 2013 @ 4:41am 
Minecraft is lagging? What specs are you using and are you using a high res texture pack?
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:12am 
No hi-res texture pack, I was just using vanilla Minecraft. I used to be able to run it on "fancy" settings, but on the new PC it lags even on "fast". Tried to use Optifine and it didn't really help. Is it possible that it's the motherboard that can affect performance?
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Marble 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:13am 
What were the specs of your previous system?
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Hector The Hermit 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:14am 
Quite possibly yes. I would take your computer back to where you got it at explain the difficulties your having with it.
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:24am 
@Canti:

Old PC: Intel E6500 dual core 2.93 Ghz, 4gb DDR2 ram, WinXP, GeForce 9600 GSO 512

New PC: Intel i3-3220 dual core 3.3 Ghz, 4gb DDR3 ram, Win 7 64bit, GeForce 9600 GSO 512 (same video card)

Anything else I need to add?

@rorychalmers

I wouldn't call it a difficulty, the computer just doesn't live up to my expectations. But it was cheap replacement for a really old computer, and I can keep using it as is. I can't really justify spending any more money right now. I'd just like to know why the math I did doesn't add up.
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Hector The Hermit 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:25am 
Ok then, im not a genius so i can't tell you i exactly what is wrong. Sorry man :)
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Ulchar 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:34am 
That graphics card you have isn`t helping you out much!
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:34am 
@rory: It's ok, thanks for trying!

@Ulchar: I know, it's an old graphics card, but why would it perform less well in a new computer with supposedly better specs? It's the exact same card, I just took it out of my old computer and shoved it into the newer one.
Last edited by Tankapo; 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:36am
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Hector The Hermit 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:35am 
No problem :)
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Marble 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:36am 
Originally posted by Ulchar:
That graphics card you have isn`t helping you out much!
You didn't switch to a bigger monitor or anything like that did you? I can't think of any other reason why the same card is performing worse other than it having to push out more pixels to a higher-res display.
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:38am 
It's actually running on a TV now, but it's sub-HD instead of HD (1360x768) so it's outputting fewer pixels. Though now I'm using VGA instead of DVI.
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Tankapo 21 Jul, 2013 @ 10:41am 
Not the answer to my question, but thanks anyways. Not asking what to upgrade, asking why the supposedly better new computer isn't running as well as the older one.
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madjeddai 21 Jul, 2013 @ 11:11am 
Are you using the same hard drive as you did before? You may want to try defragmentation or cleaning it up in some way. It could be some of the old components you transferred from your old machine are wearing out. You can try running hard drive tests using chkdsk, memtest on your RAM, use some benchmark utilities or the Windows Experience Index can even be a useful tool to identify weak points in your system. That's a good place to start.
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