FPS Drops In almost every game i play please help

[Chalky Emultion]

keep in mind that the Radeon X1550 is no longer supported by ATI drivers, it is a legacy product and isn't officially supported by Windows 7.

 

[HeavenKinder]

Yea i know but it worked fine for a long time so i see no reason to stop.
Btw, installed a previous version of the driver and still get the fps drops, i tried, unnistalling and reinstalling 10.2 (most recent version) and unnistalling 10.2 and isntalling 9.11 (previous version) and both dint work... I want to and i will buy a better computer but until i can afford it, i wanna use this one even if its just for LoL

 

[Chalky Emultion]

Have you Trieste to restore your system with a system restore point?

You could try to reinstall Windows...

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Age of components also has a lot to do with performance.
Don't expect an old computer to perform the same way it did in 2001 even if you reinstall the original software.
It will not.

 

[HeavenKinder]

Well yea i know but im just trying to do whatever i can cause its ahrd for me now to buy even a Ram memory :S
Yes, i did reinstall windows, but i had windows 7 i cuoldnt find the CD, so i installed WinXP, worked fine without lags for a while, then it started droping again, but less frequently
I was able to play some games on high graphics, such has league of legends, and i could play games with Low/Normal graphics such has CodMW3, then sudently bam this happends
Edit: Been checking the hardware and stuff, noticed my GPU is pretty hot, theres only like a metal cooler and not a fan, i dont even need to touch the graphic card cause just by putting my hand a bit closer i can feel the heat, so it might be above 30º or something like that... Is there anyway i can make this low the temperature? unil i get a new GPU

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Well yea i know but im just trying to do whatever i can cause its ahrd for me now to buy even a Ram memory :S
Yes, i did reinstall windows, but i had windows 7 i cuoldnt find the CD, so i installed WinXP, worked fine without lags for a while, then it started droping again, but less frequently
I was able to play some games on high graphics, such has league of legends, and i could play games with Low/Normal graphics such has CodMW3, then sudently bam this happends
Edit: Been checking the hardware and stuff, noticed my GPU is pretty hot, theres only like a metal cooler and not a fan, i dont even need to touch the graphic card cause just by putting my hand a bit closer i can feel the heat, so it might be above 30º or something like that... Is there anyway i can make this low the temperature? unil i get a new GPU

Above 30? Most likely above 50 or even 60.
Point a fan at the computer without the side panel.

 

[HeavenKinder]

I dont have a fan atm... Or else i'd tried that :S

Edit: FPS is dropping in streams aswell :c

 

[Erick Aguilar]

I dont have a fan atm... Or else i'd tried that :S

Okay, you are making it difficult. We can help, but we don't do miracles. If it's a hardware limitation there is nothing we can do besides telling you to replace the components.

In this case, maybe you should try getting a summer job so you can raise some money and pay for new parts or a new computer?

 

[HeavenKinder]

I am working on that actually, but i dont know if u know about portugal, its been pretty hard to get a job here this days... And i know you dont do miracles >.< But yea, i just wanted to try everything before changing the components, but if theres no other option, the only thing i can say is thank you for your time in helping me ^^

 

[Chalky Emultion]

MW3 on a pentium 4 with a Radeon X1550? LOL

I higly suggest you to buy a used core 2 duo, trust me. It will help a lot.

 

[Invader440]

Is your ping to the server higher than normal?

 

[HeavenKinder]

My Ping is normal, like 40-60 never goes above or under, and yea... Im gona see a way to buy a new graphic card, and a new processor ^^ Thx for the help anyway guys

Edit: Tried out another graphic card, not very hot, still got the fps drops...
Edit2: Only drops when playing, or watching a stream (Rare to drop watching a stream)

 

[HeavenKinder]

I just wanna know where is the problem at, so it can be the PSU or the processor right? can it be the temperature of the processor?

 

[Erick Aguilar]

What other graphics card did you use?

 

[HeavenKinder]

EN8400GS Silent/P/512m/A
ASUS EN8400GS SILENT/P/512M Overview & Specs - Graphics Cards - CNET Reviews

 

[Chalky Emultion]

PSU NEVER hits pc's performance. CPU's temeprature hits performance only on new processors with advanced thermal controls. Pentium 4 CPUs run well at 30°C like at 70-80°C.

It is the processor architecture, which is very old and slow. Don't take it as an offence, but it isn't really a good CPU for today use. I have a laptop with it and I know what type of CPU is it.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money upgrading your pc, buy an used Core 2 Duo... It will drammatically boost your pc's performance.
Don't spend money in RAM because you don't really need it.

All you need is a new CPU. If you can afford it, buy a new pc; if you can't, simply upgrade your CPU and maybe your GPU if you play a lot.

 

[HeavenKinder]

Hmm, ok ill see what i can do... Thank you for your help ^^

 

[Chalky Emultion]

You're welcome