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oasis.g
12-31-2010, 09:52 PM
So right now when I play more than 8 tables on UB my comp lags. I just upgraded the processor, and when I go into task manager my CPU usage never goes above 50% and my memory isn't maxed either. I think I need a new graphics card. Is that accurate? My question is what should I get? I don't want to go crazy, but I don't want the bare minimum.

My graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO

Patvs
01-01-2011, 09:47 AM
It's unlikely the ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO is causing the lag.
Which CPU/RAM/harddisk do you have, and which operation system?

Two things I'd try first:
-1 update the ATI video driver to ATI Catalyst 10.12
ATI Radeon (http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/radeon_vista-32.aspx) (Vista/Windows 7 32 bit)

-2 Run a benchmark of your harddisk with CrystalDiskMark:
http://release.crystaldew.info/CrystalDiskMarkSetupEn

What are your Sequential read speeds, and 4k read speeds.

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Current great videocards: read: Best Graphics Cards For The Money: December 2010 (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-recommendation-upgrade,2803.html)

Also read:
http://forums.holdemmanager.com/manager-general/11194-top-10-hem-performance-increase-tips.html

oasis.g
01-03-2011, 06:28 PM
I got an "Application Install: install package failure!"

However under the report, it says that all the packages were a success. Should I go ahead and do step 2?

Patvs
01-04-2011, 06:52 AM
You can always run step 2.



But... about step 1.. are you using a 32 bit Vista/7?
Or are you on XP or a 64 bit Windows? because those require their own driver

oasis.g
01-04-2011, 11:10 PM
5474

I am using 32bit vista.

Patvs
01-05-2011, 12:16 PM
If you're planning an upgrade, buy a new harddisk BEFORE you buy a new graphics card, since it's the cause of the current lagging.

Or you could try to speed up the current drive, by:
-turn off indexing
-turn off compression
-defrag the drive
-set power settings to maximum performance for the drive