Pc buyin advice

[urbanfox]

Assuming XP

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/5-5_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm.exe

 

[Ragnar]

Average is 30FPS

 

[urbanfox]

I wouldn't go any higher than 1024x768, make sure it's running DX8 path too.

mat_dxlevel 81

 

[Ragnar]

Oh my god, after i installed the new drivers my graphics are EXTREMELY SLOW, when i scroll on websites, it is veery slow, the windows appea really slowly... i dont have time to solve this, i just want to revert my drivers, any way i can do this?

 

[urbanfox]

I know this is a stupid question, but did you clean your previous drivers, restart, install the new ones, and restart again?

 

[Ragnar]

I know this is a stupid question, but did you clean your previous drivers, restart, install the new ones, and restart again?

That is how i usually install my drivers, anyways to roll back the driver it is asking for some file called ati2mtag.sys, i have no idea what the file is or where i can find it.

 

[urbanfox]

So you did what I explained and restarted at the end too and your now having problems still?

 

[Ragnar]

So you did what I explained and restarted at the end too and your now having problems still?

I did what you said once more, and i am still having problems .

 

[urbanfox]

What exactly are the problems.

I guess you could try manufactuer drivers if they have any.

You could also try cleaning it all out and just trying these
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/5-5_xp-2k_dd.exe

 

[Ragnar]

What exactly are the problems.

I guess you could try manufactuer drivers if they have any.

You could also try cleaning it all out and just trying these
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/5-5_xp-2k_dd.exe

The problem is that my graphics are extremely slow! When i open a window, it kind of loads it line by line if you get what i mean, and when i scroll it is extremely slow :S, anyways my PC is ****ed again pfft... will be trying to fix this tonight.

 

[Ragnar]

Fixed it now somehow, i had to clear my drivers install the new ones (restart between each step) 3 frickin times untill it worked, but i am glad it did.

 

[Bon]

my thread has been spamed to fk (N)

 

[Ragnar]

my thread has been spamed to fk (N)

Sorry for hijacking your thread :clown:

 

[Bon]

ok theres just 1 thing that im still wonderin about tbh and thats the hard drive, im not bothered bout havin a massive storage spaces, tbh 30GB would do me, this pc atm is bout 70GB and ive only used 17GB so 300GB would just be a waste...outta these 1 harddrives which 1 is fastest, and better for mir+games. i been told the rapter is better cause of the 10000RPM, and i think i gotta agree with that, but i dont know nowt so lol.
which 1 would u get if it was just for speed...and storage space didnt matter...(the 300GB is actually botu £8 more aswell :P)

 

[Shard]

The top one has 10000RPM, but the bottom one has a 16MB Cache so it can transfer and load data quicker. I'm stuck really. Would be best waiting for Urban, but I would go for the bottom one, bigger cache and lots lots more space.

 

[Ragnar]

ok theres just 1 thing that im still wonderin about tbh and thats the hard drive, im not bothered bout havin a massive storage spaces, tbh 30GB would do me, this pc atm is bout 70GB and ive only used 17GB so 300GB would just be a waste...outta these 1 harddrives which 1 is fastest, and better for mir+games. i been told the rapter is better cause of the 10000RPM, and i think i gotta agree with that, but i dont know nowt so lol.
which 1 would u get if it was just for speed...and storage space didnt matter...(the 300GB is actually botu £8 more aswell :P)

I myself would go for the maxtor one.

 

[Bon]

The top one has 10000RPM, but the bottom one has a 16MB Cache so it can transfer and load data quicker. I'm stuck really. Would be best waiting for Urban, but I would go for the bottom one, bigger cache and lots lots more space.

dotn even worry bout the space, just imagine that they are both the same size cause space dont matter.

im confused now lol, basically wots gonna make mir run faster
10000RPM 8MB
or
7000RPM 16MB :/

 

[Bon]

oh and 1 more thing. wots the difference between these 2 grfx cards, is the 1 i selected fine? wont will the 2nd one do that the first one wont? thx

edit- also would u notice much difference between 2gig ram and 4gig ram? is it worth payin an extra £120 for 2gig more ram?
and wot exactly does ram do lol?

 

[kud125]

wud you be interested in selling your old pc?, pm me wiv msn details etc. =D

 

[Ragnar]

oh and 1 more thing. wots the difference between these 2 grfx cards, is the 1 i selected fine? wont will the 2nd one do that the first one wont? thx

edit- also would u notice much difference between 2gig ram and 4gig ram? is it worth payin an extra £120 for 2gig more ram?
and wot exactly does ram do lol?

After you have 1GB of ram, you wont notice anymore difference.