Games running slowly/poorly yet I have a gaming computer

[GameStop Employee]

Hello! There is a problem that affects some of my games. The problem is that they will run slowly and/or poorly, especially when the game is in fullscreen mode with the resolution at 1920x1080, which is the size of my monitor so I don't know why it would be a problem. This forces me to lower the video settings and play in windowed mode. Running the game in windowed mode only helps with one game, and even running some of the games at the lowest video settings doesn't help that much either. Now not all of my games run poorly. Every game that I own that was made with or uses the Source engine runs very smoothly with almost no problems at all. I'm not good with computer specifics but I do know for a fact that my computer IS a gaming computer. If specifics are needed, I'll do my best to get them.

[[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman]

Post your specs at least.
CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD / SSD, Etc.

Are your drivers installed?

Did the PC come with an AMD FX CPU?

[wuddih]

steam client -> help -> system information.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/1250/discussions/0/2217311444340788006/

CPU: AuthenticAMD Unknown processor @ 3500 MHz with 4094MB RAM
Video: No Video

but seeing that, looks like a toaster, not a "gaming" computer. 3,5ghz leaves 2 options of what it could be. FX-6300 or FX-8320/E. 5 year old cpus.

[GameStop Employee]

Originally posted by Gordy Freeman (ACT, Australia):

Post your specs at least.
CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD / SSD, Etc.

Are your drivers installed?

Did the PC come with an AMD FX CPU?

I'll do my best here:

CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
RAM: 4094 Mb

I'm sorry, I couldn't find the GPU or HDD/SSD within the system information through Steam. I'm sorry, I'm not good with computers at all.

Originally posted by wuddih:

steam client -> help -> system information.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/1250/discussions/0/2217311444340788006/

CPU: AuthenticAMD Unknown processor @ 3500 MHz with 4094MB RAM
Video: No Video

but seeing that, looks like a toaster, not a "gaming" computer. 3,5ghz leaves 2 options of what it could be. FX-6300 or FX-8320/E. 5 year old cpus.

So does this mean that most of my games are "unplayable?" Again, I'm not good with computers, so I don't know what a lot of this stuff means.

[Snapjak]

You can just right-click that system info window and copy all, then paste it here.

[GameStop Employee]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

You can just right-click that system info window and copy all, then paste it here.

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: Z1-7641
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
CPU Brand: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
CPU Family: 0x15
CPU Model: 0x2
CPU Stepping: 0x0
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3500 Mhz
6 logical processors
3 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Supported

Operating System Version:
Windows 8.1 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
DirectX Driver Name: aticfx32.dll
Driver Version: 13.251.0.0
DirectX Driver Version: 8.17.10.1247
Driver Date: 12 6 2013
OpenGL Version: 4.3
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
VendorID: 0x1002
DeviceID: 0x6613
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 20.91" x 11.73" (23.94" diag)
53.1cm x 29.8cm (60.8cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: -2048 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
RAM: 4094 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 476586 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 74553 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
VR Headset: None detected

[Ogami]

CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
RAM: 4094 Mb

That is already everything else but a gaming computer. A 7 year old weak CPU and only 4 GB of RAM when even 8 GB are starting to be not enough for most games and 16 becoming the standard.

AMD Radeon R7 200 Series

And there is the coffin nail to the "gaming computer". Super low budget entry level graphic card, good for office tasks and Minecraft maybe but not much else.

Hate to break it to you, but that system is not a gaming computer. Not even close.

[Snapjak]

Originally posted by Risky:

CPU Brand: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
Windows 8.1 (64 bit)
Driver: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Primary VRAM: -2048 MB
RAM: 4094 Mb

That's the important bit, and it points to you not having a "gaming" pc but a generic pc that can occasionally run games, sorry to say.

[GameStop Employee]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Originally posted by Risky:

CPU Brand: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
Windows 8.1 (64 bit)
Driver: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Primary VRAM: -2048 MB
RAM: 4094 Mb

That's the important bit, and it points to you not having a "gaming" pc but a generic pc that can occasionally run games, sorry to say.

Okay. Sad to hear but thank you very much for the clarifcation.

[Snapjak]

You could throw something like a GTX 1050 ti like this[pcpartpicker.com] in it and be at least capable of gaming @ 1080p with med-high settings on most games.

Why that one? It doesn't require extra power.

[Muppet among Puppets]

r7 200 series can be anything.
And what games anyway?

Open hardware manager in windows and tell us the name of grafic adapter.

[GameStop Employee]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

r7 200 series can be anything.
And what games anyway?

Open hardware manager in windows and tell us the name of grafic adapter.

The games that I'm referring to are PAYDAY 2, Borderlands 2, Saints Row the Third and Saints Row 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Nether, Insurgency, Bioshock: Infinite, and Farcry 2 and 3.

I hope this is the right one: AMD Radeon R7 200 series

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Risky:

AMD Radeon R7 200 series

Thats as precise as saying geforce 1000 series.
It could be a 1030 or a 1090.
Find out what you actually have. Not what driver.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Or lets start simple. Is the monitor plugged in the motherboard or in an actual grafic card?

[GameStop Employee]

Ok so I have come to a decision. I plan on looking for an affordable actual gaming computer but the problem is that I'm no where near a computer expert. Any suggestions as to what I should be looking for?

[[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman]

Originally posted by Risky:

Ok so I have come to a decision. I plan on looking for an affordable actual gaming computer but the problem is that I'm no where near a computer expert. Any suggestions as to what I should be looking for?

What's your budget and where are you located generally speaking?