Have to give up GWX...suggestions?

[bert8for3]

Originally Posted by leeclose

You can also do this hit alt-ctrl-delete then give SH3 real time priority make sure you aint running anything in the background full stop that may help your cause.

Depending on yur specs like bbw says, dumping running processes via task manager (alt-ctrl-del) can really help. I was running the game reasonably well before, but it's made quite an improvement ... the amount of garbage you can be running without knowing can be astounding. A full reload of your comp from scratch might also be good, depending on the state of your comp.

[leeclose]

I would also suggest getting a program called tune up utilites 2006 it will sort thru ur comp and see what not working whats slowing down ur machine etc. And yup i can remmber silent service spent many a happy hour playing it.

[mookiemookie]

Of course, make sure you defrag your hard drive, shut down anything running in the background (virus scanners like Norton are resource hogs). While I know you said that upgrades are cost prohibitive, an extra gigabyte of memory (assuming your motherboard can handle it) should only run you about $100 and does wonders for performance. I went from 1 gb of memory to 2 gb, and its like night and day!

[leeclose]

Oh and a Gig of Decent ram in the UK is going for £50, also make sure there are no malware/spyware etc running on ur pc run cause they can seriously degrade performance. Get a prog called spyware doctor its pretty comprehensive i hope all the tips we have gave you help you to run GWX.

[Jimbuna]

In answer to your original question I would suggest you try Harbour Traffic for the 'eye candy'

[HunterICX]

before suggesting things

we need to know his System Specs

[leeclose]

Well spotted that man oh and the OS