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darkradar
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1. November 2007 @ 15:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got bioshock on the PC yesterday and installed it, then when I played it, there is about a 1 second delay from when I move the mouse and when the character moves and it seems like the game is dropping frames. Plus, when I close the game, the HDD LED on my computer is still blinking like crazy 5 minutes after the game closes. Then, the whole computer starts running slow.
Now, I want to know what I should change, the grpahics card, or the ram
The system is a Dell Inspirion 6400 laptop
it has Windows XP
1 GB of ram
an Nvidia GeForce 7300 256 MB
a sigma tel Hi Definition Sound card
a Intel Centrino Duo Dual core processor of 1.6Ghz in each core

please tell me what I should change to make it run normally thank you

sorry 'bout the link ddp
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4. November 2007 @ 19:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If the computer is slow then it's probably something related to either the RAM or the Processor.

I'm running the game on:

Intel Core 2 Duo Viiv E6550 2.33GHz
Nvidia GeForce 7350 LE
2 GB RAM
Windows Vista
And the game runs fine with all settings on low.


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4. November 2007 @ 20:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it could aalso be your grafixes card, bioshock has some pretty strict requirements even on the most high-end pc's
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6. November 2007 @ 04:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that gfx card is horrible, an upgrade to that will make the most difference for gaming.
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6. November 2007 @ 04:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that gfx card is horrible, an upgrade to that will make the most difference for gaming.
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6. November 2007 @ 08:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
...Cant upgrade a laptop's graphics card as it is a integrated chip, not a real card.

Get a gaming pc to play it on.

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6. November 2007 @ 10:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Waymon3X6:
...Cant upgrade a laptop's graphics card as it is a integrated chip, not a real card.

Get a gaming pc to play it on.
Some people prefer potrable power.


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6. November 2007 @ 18:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Then they must not want a lot of it...

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7. November 2007 @ 00:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some laptops are actually good for gaming.


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7. November 2007 @ 09:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
...If you have $4000 do spend, then yes. But forget about overclocking, upgrading, and carry a power cord everywhere because the battery never lasts more than an hour.

Or, you can get a desktop, with 2 8800s and a quad core for about 2500 no problem.

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7. November 2007 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wish i had a Xbox 360 laptop :[


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