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My computer has run alot slower then it is at present.. but what I can't understand is why it still runs slow?

My friend has a cheaper computer then mine, with slower processor, less memory etc. yet he can run games like Medal of Honor Allied Assault, with no troubles. Yet when I run a game like America's Army, it runs slow.

I've tried everything in the past year, and it is better now than it was.
Anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc. It seem's i've tried it all, but it sitll runs slow?

My friend, he can run MSN Messenger, Anti-virus and many other programs at the same time, while running Medal of Honor, and its still fine.
Yet even when I close every single program possible and run a game like that, it still runs slow?? And I have a better computer than him.

Any ideas?

Check for viruses, spyware, adware... everything like that... and I guess it all depends on what you all got on your computer too... I have a bunch of MP3s... and yeah, my computer runs alot slower because of them.

The reasons can be anything, from hardware to software to whatever!

* bad bios settings
* graphics card
* graphics memory
* type of memory
* amount of memory
* HDD access speed
* HDD seek speed
* HDD free space
* drivers
* cpu
* windows version
* programs installed/running in the background
* monitoring programs
* corrupt or too small pagefile
* registry settings
* windows services
* etc...
* etc...
* and the list can go on and on and on  and on  and on .... and on

Computer speed is extremely relative and it is by no means that a faster cpu means a faster computer.

I can own a big expensive fast car, yet when I don't perform regular maintenance and don't know how to set things correctly, a fine tuned DAF could still win on the race track...

Thanks for your help guys.

* bad bios settings - not sure
* graphics card - [see below]
* graphics memory - not sure
* type of memory - not sure
* amount of memory - 512MB ?
* HDD access speed - not sure
* HDD seek speed - not sure
* HDD free space - 89GB
* drivers - I think they are fine
* cpu - not sure
* windows version - 5.1
* programs installed/running in the background - MSN Messenger / Anti-virus ?
* monitoring programs - not sure
* corrupt or too small pagefile - not sure
* registry settings - not sure
* windows services - not sure

As you can see, I don't know if most of the above is fine.. so if anyone could help my out there?

I don't know the exact Graphics Card I have...
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU

Does that help?
Could anyone tell me if I have a crap graphics card ?

even a bloody program can slow down ur computer, did ya install any program or game before ur comp started going slow?

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Originally posted by chris4

I don't know the exact Graphics Card I have...
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU

Does that help?
Could anyone tell me if I have a crap graphics card ?

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i think that might be the cause of your problem there. theres that one word that sticks out more than anything. integrated. if im right then ur graphics card is an on built one so its not gonna be so great. but then again i could confused...yet again

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Originally posted by Rubber Stamp
even a bloody program can slow down ur computer, did ya install any program or game before ur comp started going slow?

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it's been happening for ages. I get rid of programs regurely and nothnig much has changed.

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Originally posted by Reaper

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Originally posted by chris4

I don't know the exact Graphics Card I have...
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU

Does that help?
Could anyone tell me if I have a crap graphics card ?

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i think that might be the cause of your problem there. theres that one word that sticks out more than anything. integrated. if im right then ur graphics card is an on built one so its not gonna be so great. but then again i could confused...yet again

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Ok, thanks. I'm only 14 years old, and therefor don't have lots of cash, and to be honest with you, id rather buy an iPod nano then a new graphics card

How much is a new graphics card that I can afford?

Thanks for everyones help.

u can get a good one for about £30/£40

Oh, well that's a good price.

Can anyone reccomend me one, because I have no idea where to look and what to look for?

PC Status:
AMD Athlon XP 3000+
2.16GHz, 480 MB of RAM

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www.planetmicro.co.uk

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