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Vostro 200s Lag in gaming
Hi there,
I recently got a vostro 200s with an E6550 processor and 4GB ram for the sole purpose of gaming. I have found that my pc lags very badly while gaming, the pc fan runs as if it were to fly away. I do not have any programs running, except for Mcafee antivirus, as the pc itself is onlya few days old.
Any suggestions as to why this might be happening, and whether if I should have the pc looked at?
Many thanks
x_lab rat
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January 8th, 2008 19:00
Richardus
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January 9th, 2008 05:00
If the fans run "just" loud in the game, then very probably the CPU's has got heavy load, gets hot and so the fans have to cool it. With the Vostro this can lead to different fan speeds: the more CPU load there is, the louder the fans get by the time.
Depending on the game I'd say. Several games use much CPU time, naturally.
What's concerning the lags, this is difficult. Does it occur with all games or just with some? Does it happen all the time, or just sometimes?
Usually it depends most on the Internet connection, on the speed of the game servers, on the other players, on potential background tasks running on your Vostro, etc. Have you got up to date chipset, network and video drivers?
speedstep
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January 9th, 2008 12:00
INTEL Graphics WILL LAG in games.
Richardus
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January 9th, 2008 12:00
I've got a model with PCI-e graphics card, DVI connector only, and there's no other video adapter connector on the rear. There's no mention of an internal graphics card in the BIOS. I don't know if my Vostro has got an internal graphics adapter at all (but I needn't it anyay).
The few games I tested run with no LAG. They're not the most hardware demanding games, however, just "normal" (3d) ones. For hardware consuming "monster" games my ATI X1300 would be too slow, I'm afraid.
Which Vostro model (ie with or without PCI-e graphics) does Metoclapromite have got?
In case you want to use the Vostro for gaming, I'd recommend an PCI-e graphics card.
Message Edited by Richardus on 01-09-2008 03:39 PM
metoclapromite
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January 9th, 2008 18:00
Bobman101
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visualcnc
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March 27th, 2008 14:00
I just purchased a Vostro 200S, and plan on adding a card. This appears to be the one that is the Dell option: http://www.jronsite.com/productcart/pc/Sapphire-ATI-Radeon-HD2400XT-256MB-DVI-HDCP-PCI-Express-Video-Card-69577-737p6134.htm Right?
I don't plan on using it for Games, but use it a lot for Photoshop editing, and CAD viewing software. Is it worth upgrading the onboard graphics if I don't play games?