Please i need your help. anytime i try playing games on my system.its plays but its is slow and frustrating. please what could be the problm. i use a pavillion. my memory is 3b and 1.7gh and i use a nvidia graphic M

Hi man, Did you mean to say 3Gb instead of 3b? Anyways, try to find out the actual size of your Graphics Card memory. 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb etc. Also visit your system BIOS to confirm if your machine has been set to use only a fraction of your total graphics card memory for video. If all fails, try tweaking down the graphics settings on that particular game for less quality but better performance.

Cheers

How do i go that? i upgraded it to 3gb

My graphic card is NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
How can i make this work well with games

The BIOS is activated while the system is starting up by either the DEL key or F2 as the case may be. I really can't guide you on how to navigate the BIOS right now but if you have a keen eye, you should find it.

Note: your system RAM is very different from your Video Graphics Memory. Upgrading your system RAM to even 10Gb won't have much effect on your gameplay if your graphics memory is low. I stand to be corrected though, for more info, visit the COmputer section of Nairaland.

Cheers

so how do i increase my laptops graphic memory.i need ur help

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0531&SUBSYS_30CF103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 793 MB
Dedicated Memory: 57 MB
Shared Memory: 735 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7713 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/4/2008 05:42:00, 5898240 bytes

@ skywalker

if these are ur card details, then sorry mate-
the only way u'll get ur system to play high end games
is to lower the specific games graphics (like kemji said)
i own one hp pavillion with the same card, i even upgraded to 4Gb-
without a significant improvement.

also check ur nvidia control panel, set the card to emphasize performance not quality.
if u understand the specific settings under the 3D settings tab,
tweaking them will also help ur performance.

consider getting a proper gaming machine, mate
these series are just glorified word processing machines: lol

incidentally, can u name some of the games u have issues with ? -that could help

Well, OKX said it all. You may also want to ensure that you're running on High Performance mode from your battery power scheme. If you're using a HP pavillion (like I am) you'll notice that on Power Saver mode, your processor capacity is set to about 50% to save battery but reduce performance. As said before, if you're stuck with a low end system, then you'll have to sacrifice quality for performance. Turn off shadows, use low details etc. Cheers

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i was thinking is there a way to increase the virtual ram or something. these are latest games and cant play on my system

how do i reduce the graphic settings?

Below is the spec of my laptop.It installs all games but its drags when being played. also is there anything like e xternal graphic card?
If there is anything you can do to assit me on this.i would be glad thanks




OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name TAIWO-PC
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53, 1700 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.04, 15/06/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16407"
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 3,006.31 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.75 GB
Total Virtual Memory 6.06 GB
Available Virtual Memory 4.73 GB
Page File Space 3.23 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


Name NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0531&SUBSYS_30CF103C&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&90
Adapter Type GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
Adapter RAM 64.00 MB (67,108,864 bytes)
Installed Drivers nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version 7.15.11.7713
INF File oem42.inf (nv_C51M section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1280 x 800 x 59 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xF5000000-0xF5FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xF4000000-0xF4FFFFFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (7.15.11.7713, 7.25 MB (7,606,688 bytes), 04/12/2008 02:42)

Name LogMeIn Mirror Driver
PNP Device ID ROOT\DISPLAY\0000
Adapter Type Not Available, LogMeIn, Inc. compatible
Adapter Description LogMeIn Mirror Driver
Adapter RAM Not Available
Installed Drivers Not Available
Driver Version 2.50.596
INF File lmimirr.inf (lmimirr section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\lmimirr.sys (2.50.0.596, 9.91 KB (10,144 bytes), 24/07/2008 18:45)