Help why is fortnite isn't running

[Not Buff Helpy]

I'm gonna hate what I'm going to say bit I'm building a starter pc setup for my brother and he loves fortnite
Can any one help me why it's lagging so much the pc specs are
Q6600
Gtx750
4gb ram
118gb ssd
I was able to play fornite on lower spec pcs so why it's so laggy it's unplayable any thing will help if it's cheap upgrades to lower resolution

[Omega]

CPU is 15 years old, GPU is nearly 10, 4GB of RAM is not even enough to run Windows anymore.

[Wichtelman]

what was your lower spec pc you played fortnite on?

this core 2 quad q6600 is not a good choice even if you build on low budget specially if i3 or i5 from 2-4 gen are super cheap aswell... 4gb of ram is also terrible if you want to do something past browsing or watching movies AND as soon as a software wants to update this pc suffocates... you can start fortnite and open your taskmanager to check yourself...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqCCQeSIl0

i3-3225 is the min requirement for fortnite and it is a 2 core 4 thread cpu with almost double the single core performance of the q6600...

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-Core-i3-3225-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6600/1474vs1038

a decent pc for fortnite on an extrem low budget would be...
(i5 2400, gtx 750 ti, 8gb ram = -100€/$)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vhK31WBVY

[Not Buff Helpy]

Originally posted by Omega:

CPU is 15 years old, GPU is nearly 10, 4GB of RAM is not even enough to run Windows anymore.

Not if it's tiny 11

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Omega:

CPU is 15 years old, GPU is nearly 10, 4GB of RAM is not even enough to run Windows anymore.

Not if it's tiny 11

4GB still is never enough when you need a full 4-8GB of ram just for a game by itself.

4GB RAM PC = for web browser and media files. That's about it.

Maybe would run better if you stick Win7 64bit SP1 on there. No way you going to run Win10 or 11 on those specs smoothly with 4GB of RAM and run a Game that uses GPU like that.

Instead go look for a Dell OptiPlex or something similar with at least a 4th Gen i5 or i7 inside. Can get a refurbished Dell Desktop with i7-4770, 4771, 4790 with 16GB DDR3 RAM and an SSD for around $200 or less. Then can go grab Radeon 480, 570, 580 for well under $200

This would run even most modern day games just fine and smoothly at 1080p

You can even find Dell refurbished Desktops with Intel 8th Gen CPUs nowa days fairly cheap.

[Quint]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Omega:

CPU is 15 years old, GPU is nearly 10, 4GB of RAM is not even enough to run Windows anymore.

Not if it's tiny 11

You sound like someone who just found out about typing "color a" then spaming "tree" to CMD and think they are tech savvy now.

4GB RAM might be enough for your Tiny11 installation but it's nowhere near for games etc.

[Not Buff Helpy]

Originally posted by Quintus:

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Not if it's tiny 11

You sound like someone who just found out about typing "color a" then spaming "tree" to CMD and think they are tech savvy now.

4GB RAM might be enough for your Tiny11 installation but it's nowhere near for games etc.

well just that you will know i have years of experience of pc building this is just a side project that im doing trust me i know alot about pc im just a bit rusty i havent built in like two years

[Not Buff Helpy]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

I'm gonna hate what I'm going to say bit I'm building a starter pc setup for my brother and he loves fortnite
Can any one help me why it's lagging so much the pc specs are
Q6600
Gtx750
4gb ram
118gb ssd
I was able to play fornite on lower spec pcs so why it's so laggy it's unplayable any thing will help if it's cheap upgrades to lower resolution

p.s this is not for my brother just didnet want to sound like a 7year old and i dont get why is every one so mad about 4gb ram just wanted to test fortnite and wanted to know if i can get playable frame rate this is a pc tfor play 2010s game instead of a conlose beacuse its cheaper and i dont need to buy new games so stop being so mad just testing the limits of the pc i usally ran win 7

[It's Chase]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

I'm gonna hate what I'm going to say bit I'm building a starter pc setup for my brother and he loves fortnite
Can any one help me why it's lagging so much the pc specs are
Q6600
Gtx750
4gb ram
118gb ssd
I was able to play fornite on lower spec pcs so why it's so laggy it's unplayable any thing will help if it's cheap upgrades to lower resolution

p.s this is not for my brother just didnet want to sound like a 7year old and i dont get why is every one so mad about 4gb ram just wanted to test fortnite and wanted to know if i can get playable frame rate this is a pc tfor play 2010s game instead of a conlose beacuse its cheaper and i dont need to buy new games so stop being so mad just testing the limits of the pc i usally ran win 7

Nobody is mad, they're just saying it's not enough which is absolutely true.

16gbs is minimum for games today, but since you're playing Fortnite you can probably get away with 8gbs. Although I don't think the rest of the PC is going to run the game well.

I suggest building a budget PC out of an old Dell Optiplex with an i7 6700. You can pair it with a GTX 1650, and it should run Fortnite pretty well.

[CJM]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

i dont get why is every one so mad about 4gb ram

The other specifications of the PC are nearly as powerful as it can get. The Q6600 is a legendary performer, even though there are faster Core 2 Quads in existence.

The era of computer around a Core 2 Quad is extremely bottlenecked with regards to graphics card updates, there is not much past a GTX 750 that will make any difference in performance. The PC is too slow to upgrade.

The 4GB of RAM however, is very likely upgradeable, and is likely the last and final component of the computer that is even worth upgrading at all. Modern games like Fortnite and Resident Evil 7 can utilize additional RAM beyond 2GB, and DDR2 RAM is still much faster than any SSD on the old SATA bus in a Core 2 Quad computer.

4GB of RAM is no longer enough for gaming on a modern supported operating system like Windows 11. "Tiny 11" is not supported.

Basically, you can't "test the limits of the PC" with only 4GB of RAM.

[Haruspex]

Need more RAM at a minimum. 4 GB just isn't enough.

Also I would remove the long list of scam websites in your username. Deauthorize other devices, remove any API key, change your Steam password from a secure device and do a full malware scan on your machine before you get yourself phished, or the next thing you'll be posting is, "Help! All my items/Steam wallet is gone!"

[N3tRunn3r]

GTX 750 might be enough, but this processor/motherboard is massively outdated/obsolete. Even my old i7-920 is more than 50% better in performance.


Q6600 vs i7-920:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6600-vs-Intel-Core-i7-920/1980vs1981

GTX 750 Ti vs GTX 560 Ti:
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti/2187vs2180


I had an EVGA GTX 560 Ti on that machine back in time which later had even run PUBG on lowest settings. Windows 10 had worked on it, loading up times of W10 was slow though, but it worked. Windows 11 might be faster also way better in performance compared to W10, but you need a W11 compatible machine for it..


Windows 11 Requirements:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements

Windows 11 supported Intel processors:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors?source=recommendations


Do your brother a favour and get him a better CPU/Motherboard at least than this Q6600. If you cannot afford more than 4 GB DDR4 RAM, then create a fixed "pagefile" of "4096 MB" aka extra 4 GB VRAM via Windows' Performance settings.

There are really cheap PCs out there to gain for less than $200 if you like..


Edit_001:
I have just checked and compared the GTX 750 with today's Iris Xe Laptop integrated GPU. The Iris Xe performs way better.


GTX 750 vs Iris Xe:
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-vs-Intel-Iris-Xe/3162vsm1268515


If you are lucky, you get a factory new 15.6'' Laptop with an Intel Iris Xe GPU as well as an i5-1135G7. Works great and fast af. For example:

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL6 (82H802MCGE) 39,62 cm (15,6") Notebook arctic grey


Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Prozessor (up to 4,20 GHz Intel® Turbo-Boost 2.0, 8 MB Intel® Cache)

39,62 cm (15,6") FHD Display (1.920 x 1.080)

8 GB RAM

256 GB M.2 SSD

Intel® Iris® Xe integrated GPU

HD Webcam, integrated Mic

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax), Bluetooth® 5.1

1x HDMI® 1.4b, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C®, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 2.0, MicroSD

Windows® 11 Home 64 Bit

I had bought 2 of them for 450 EUR each, for my father and for my younger cousin and her mother 2 months ago. Cheap af.. and future-proof for Windows 11


Q6600 vs i5-1135G7:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6600-vs-Intel-Core-i5-1135G7/1980vsm1286124

i7-920 vs i5-1135G7:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-920-vs-Intel-Core-i5-1135G7/1981vsm1286124


Good luck, whatever you gonna choose..

[CJM]

Originally posted by N3tRunn3r:

GTX 750 might be enough, but this processor/motherboard is massively outdated/obsolete. Even my old i7-920 is more than 50% better in performance.


Q6600 vs i7-920:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q6600-vs-Intel-Core-i7-920/1980vs1981

In my personal experiences of comparing various systems like a Core 2 Duo, a 3rd Gen Core i7-3770, an 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7, and a few other configurations, 50% is not a massive difference on Userbenchmark. Generally "massive" hits at around 400% and higher, imho.

It is almost an odds of even noticing a difference. 50/50 chance, over half of the population wouldn't notice a performance difference between the Q6600 and the i7-920.

A lot of that is comparing Overclocked Q6600s, so the performance difference might be a bit higher, but not earth shattering with regards to pure CPU benchmarks.

The overall system performance with faster PCI-Express buses and faster DDR RAM memory speeds makes a tremendous difference. Throughout the 90s, processor speeds raced to the "4GHz barrier", and for the last decade the rest of the PC has been playing catch up.

What I find interesting is that the Userbenchmark results indicate a lack of a "massive" 400% increase of octa-core between most of the quad-core HT and true 8-core CPUs. I suspect that their benchmark is optimized for Hyper-Threading, or that the Hyper-Threading is optimized for whatever benchmark that Userbenchmark is using.

It may be they are calibrating their results towards the still prevalent concern of single threaded performance. If there is a 100% chance of noticing a difference, what does that mean in any context?

The 300% octacore difference of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs your i7-920 is extremely telling. A worthy upgrade to either the Core 2 Quad Q6600, or the i7-920.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Fortnite is also not some old, very simple game to run. It helps greatly to have at least i5-2500K or better, 8GB of RAM or more, and at least GTX 960 4GB or better.

Game system requirements do change over time even if the store pages don't reflect this. Take CSGO for example. It's not the same CSGO is was 10+ years ago.

[Quint]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by Quintus:

You sound like someone who just found out about typing "color a" then spaming "tree" to CMD and think they are tech savvy now.

4GB RAM might be enough for your Tiny11 installation but it's nowhere near for games etc.

well just that you will know i have years of experience of pc building this is just a side project that im doing trust me i know alot about pc im just a bit rusty i havent built in like two years

Look pal I do not want to get into a fight but I'm (we) not "mad" that you have 4GB RAM. I'm "mad" that you try running Fortnite on it and question why it does not work.

(On a side note: building computers does not require software knowledge at all. The hardware knowledge it requires is pretty minimal as far as I know. I might be wrong on this as I'm interested in the software side.)

[Wichtelman]

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Originally posted by notbuffhelpy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

I'm gonna hate what I'm going to say bit I'm building a starter pc setup for my brother and he loves fortnite
Can any one help me why it's lagging so much the pc specs are
Q6600
Gtx750
4gb ram
118gb ssd
I was able to play fornite on lower spec pcs so why it's so laggy it's unplayable any thing will help if it's cheap upgrades to lower resolution

p.s this is not for my brother just didnet want to sound like a 7year old and i dont get why is every one so mad about 4gb ram just wanted to test fortnite and wanted to know if i can get playable frame rate this is a pc tfor play 2010s game instead of a conlose beacuse its cheaper and i dont need to buy new games so stop being so mad just testing the limits of the pc i usally ran win 7

well even if you upgrade to 8 gb ram and gtx 1050 you will cap at 30-40 fps with drops to like -15 fps if action happens because of the poor single core performance...

you said nothing about the motherboard you are using?