D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi all, I've tried to play runescape HD, but I was lagging a lot and was barely able to move. I've had problems with playing things in full screen for a while now, so I decided it would be good to update my computer. I currently have: Processor - Intel® Celeron® CPU 3.06GHz Memory - 1024MB Ram Graphics Card - Intel® G965 Express Chipset Family 256MB So, what should I upgrade? My computer is a Dell, if that helps, and my budget is about 100-200, preferably closer to 100. If you need any more information, just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamanarab Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hmm. Have you tried playing with the client, or updating Java/Graphics Drivers? Iamanarab - 119/110 Combat - 1700+ Total - P2P for the momentDrops: [3] Dragon Legs [2] Shield Left Half [1] Draconic Visage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yes, I have done that all, and it works fine. The only problem is, it's incredibly laggy. I've had problems like this with halo, counterstrike and rollercoaster tycoon 2 too, so I guess it's my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamanarab Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Try playing RS, and then open up task manager, and take a screenshot of your processes/cpu/ram usage? Iamanarab - 119/110 Combat - 1700+ Total - P2P for the momentDrops: [3] Dragon Legs [2] Shield Left Half [1] Draconic Visage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloter Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Try playing RS, and then open up task manager, and take a screenshot of your processes/cpu/ram usage? Is that what your going to tell ever one to do "take a screenshot of taskmgr"? I'm sure it get rather annoying to them when this really isn't going to help and it is sometimes a rather long list and may take several screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Is this good? Tried to translate the Dutch stuff when needed. I was running rs HD in firefox, and I didn't even try to move. Just standing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamanarab Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Ah, perfect, that actually helps alot, What version of Firefox are you running? EDIT: @Sloter. its better than posting on topics to get your post count up without actually trying to help the poster solve their problem Iamanarab - 119/110 Combat - 1700+ Total - P2P for the momentDrops: [3] Dragon Legs [2] Shield Left Half [1] Draconic Visage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 The latest one, I think. It's not Firefox 3, but I'm sure I have the latest updates for Firefox 2.02 or something downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloter Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Ah, perfect, that actually helps alot, What version of Firefox are you running? EDIT: @Sloter. its better than posting on topics to get your post count up without actually trying to help the poster solve their problem Nope, just trying to get the point across that you annoy the hell out of alot of people here in Tech and Computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamanarab Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Have you tried playing RS HD with the Runescape client? The one thats downloadable from the website Sloter. What is it that im doing to annoy "alot of people" and who are these people? Iamanarab - 119/110 Combat - 1700+ Total - P2P for the momentDrops: [3] Dragon Legs [2] Shield Left Half [1] Draconic Visage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Iamanarab, information you put out to try to 'help' is often pointless and incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamanarab Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Examples? Iamanarab - 119/110 Combat - 1700+ Total - P2P for the momentDrops: [3] Dragon Legs [2] Shield Left Half [1] Draconic Visage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well, the point isn't really that I can't play rsHD. There's also a lot of other things I can't really play well. Can we focus on upgrading my computer instead of HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloter Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Are you only laggey in full screen mode? Also do you have the latest JRE and Graphics Driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well, the point isn't really that I can't play rsHD. There's also a lot of other things I can't really play well. Can we focus on upgrading my computer instead of HD? you're running onboard graphics right now, not good. buy a graphics card. heres a couple i can suggest in your price range. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130325 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 As will be said many, many times; Quality > Quantity. Just because you want a higher post count won't make your information any more useful or believable. A friend of mine put it a good way: "Increasing the size of your post count does not increase the size of your...motherboard." (To be polite. You can probably work out what I mean though ;) ). Back on topic, I'd recommend just upgrading the graphics card, and your pc should be fine. My main pc has similar specs (3.2GHz P4, 1GB RAM, 256MB ATI Radeon X600), and I can run the game fine with all settings turned to high bar Anti-aliasing which is set to 2x. If you want to upgrade your graphics card, but don't want to spend as much, a Nvidia Geforce 8600GT should be fine. Also bear in mind the game will be laggy this week, as it has just been released to f2p, which means there are going to be a few million people downloading the required files. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 His GPU should be fine IIRC. Download the latest Java drivers and intel drivers (for your video card) and see if it makes a difference. If not there are several choices (depending if you run PCI/AGP/PCI-E) that will not end up costing more than $35-40. Examples? This thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 If not there are several choices (depending if you run PCI/AGP/PCI-E) that will not end up costing more than $35-40. What's the difference between PCI, AGP and PCI-E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 If not there are several choices (depending if you run PCI/AGP/PCI-E) that will not end up costing more than $35-40. What's the difference between PCI, AGP and PCI-E? They're all expansion slots that come on motherboards. PCI and AGP are older while PCI-E is the newer. If your PC has been bought in, say, the past 3 years or so chances are you have a PCI-E slot. If you're hellbent on upgrading mind telling me what model your dell PC is? It'll make it a lot easier finding a compatible video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 It's a Dell Dimension E520, bought it around 1,5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 It has a PCI-E slot so you're good. :thumbup: I'd recommend the 8400GS 256MB $39. It's really cheap and should have no problem at all running RSHD on all highs / AA / whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jay99 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Okay, thanks a lot. It isn't even that expensive :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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