Event Screen Slows Game

Pvt. Public · 05-02-09, 12:46 AM

have you ran a video card test at all?

what brand of power supply did you pick up? im of course assuming you did this yourself since it sounds like you have a fair understanding of computers and built this one yourself.

i dont know with any certainty if it is your power supply still but judging purely based off of how much you paid for the new one im going to say it just might still be that. cheaper power supplies skimp on really important parts on the guts of the setup, this often results in only one of the voltage lines (6?) getting the rated wattage while the other gets less and often unstable wattage. its a cheap marketing trick, often it kills your hardware as well. #1 reason why i will never buy pre built...

if i were in your shoes this is what i would do, upgrade to 1.4 and try it out again, if it still lags go get a video card testing program and see what it spits out. compare that to results posted online using the same program. also upgrade ALL yourhardware drivers to get them up to date. if its still not fixed my guess is one of two things has happened. either you still arent getting adequate power OR the previous power supply has fritzed out your video card (im leaning towards power supply) if you do go get another power supply dont cheap out on it. the difference between a good power supply and a crap flimsy garbage box is the lifetime of your hardware connected to it.

pretty much just rule out every option you can. hope this helps you

Bent Periscope · 05-02-09, 01:33 AM

Thanks for the quick info.

This Power Source was a NuPower RX-380K Power Source priced at $30 with a $7 rebate; its from Fry'. I'm going to try out a 500W Power Source to see it that solves the problem.

Also, I just put in the Video Card and the extra RAM about a month ago and was just trying to make sure everything on SH3 works OK before I went to 1.4b since I really don't want to lose the career I have especially if I can't solve the problems at the end of the day.

I really don't know that much about computers and this is a Year 2004 HP a720n. I've already paid $160 for the additional RAM, new Video Card and Power Source. I was able to open the computer and put it all in because in reality it is fairly simple. I guess I will get the updagrades up to $200 with the RAM, Video Card & a better power source. I'm trying to justify the cost other than saying that I can run better versions of SH3.

I will say that my computer is a lot faster and hopefully this will stop me from having to buy a new computer foe at least 2 more years of not longer.

Other than playing this game and going on the internet, I really don't do much else on this computer. I have small kids, the oldest is 8, so they are doing anything high-end, at least not for a few more years.
I guess in the end, $200 is not bad.

Thanks for getting back to me so quick, I try to add the minimum 500W Power Source tomorrow and see how it goes.

Don't tell my wife how much I've spent, especially with Mother's Day right arounf the corner.

BP

05-02-09, 12:46 AM	#1
Pvt. Public Seaman Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 39 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	have you ran a video card test at all? what brand of power supply did you pick up? im of course assuming you did this yourself since it sounds like you have a fair understanding of computers and built this one yourself. i dont know with any certainty if it is your power supply still but judging purely based off of how much you paid for the new one im going to say it just might still be that. cheaper power supplies skimp on really important parts on the guts of the setup, this often results in only one of the voltage lines (6?) getting the rated wattage while the other gets less and often unstable wattage. its a cheap marketing trick, often it kills your hardware as well. #1 reason why i will never buy pre built... if i were in your shoes this is what i would do, upgrade to 1.4 and try it out again, if it still lags go get a video card testing program and see what it spits out. compare that to results posted online using the same program. also upgrade ALL yourhardware drivers to get them up to date. if its still not fixed my guess is one of two things has happened. either you still arent getting adequate power OR the previous power supply has fritzed out your video card (im leaning towards power supply) if you do go get another power supply dont cheap out on it. the difference between a good power supply and a crap flimsy garbage box is the lifetime of your hardware connected to it. pretty much just rule out every option you can. hope this helps you

05-02-09, 01:33 AM	#2
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the quick info. This Power Source was a NuPower RX-380K Power Source priced at $30 with a $7 rebate; its from Fry'. I'm going to try out a 500W Power Source to see it that solves the problem. Also, I just put in the Video Card and the extra RAM about a month ago and was just trying to make sure everything on SH3 works OK before I went to 1.4b since I really don't want to lose the career I have especially if I can't solve the problems at the end of the day. I really don't know that much about computers and this is a Year 2004 HP a720n. I've already paid $160 for the additional RAM, new Video Card and Power Source. I was able to open the computer and put it all in because in reality it is fairly simple. I guess I will get the updagrades up to $200 with the RAM, Video Card & a better power source. I'm trying to justify the cost other than saying that I can run better versions of SH3. I will say that my computer is a lot faster and hopefully this will stop me from having to buy a new computer foe at least 2 more years of not longer. Other than playing this game and going on the internet, I really don't do much else on this computer. I have small kids, the oldest is 8, so they are doing anything high-end, at least not for a few more years. I guess in the end, $200 is not bad. Thanks for getting back to me so quick, I try to add the minimum 500W Power Source tomorrow and see how it goes. Don't tell my wife how much I've spent, especially with Mother's Day right arounf the corner. BP