[CJ430]

can somebody help me? I ve just installed nfs shift and it lags horrible... Now i have win 7 ultimate... Before i had xp, and the game worked perfectly at medium settings, an 1280*1080 resolution... It is from windows or something? I can t play with more than 20 fps at 640*480!!

[Exxon]

Please post your full system specifications

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (Exxon @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 18:00)

Please post your full system specifications

It's because he's got 2GB of RAM. That isn't enough for Win7. The end, really.

[CJ430]

my pc: intel dual e2160 1.8 GHZ
2GB RAM DDR 2
Nvidia 8400 GS Turbocache 1 GB

I don t think the problem is ram... I looked at windows task manager and it tells me that i have 1554 mb ram avaiable... That isn't enough for nfs shift?

[PrometheusX]

QUOTE (CJ430 @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 17:26)

my pc: intel dual e2160 1.8 GHZ 2GB RAM DDR 2 Nvidia 8400 GS Turbocache 1 GB I don t think the problem is ram... I looked at windows task manager and it tells me that i have 1554 mb ram avaiable... That isn't enough for nfs shift?

That's too weak for NFS Shift, at high settings I guess.

Lower the settings to Low/Medium.

[Narcis_speed6]

QUOTE (sivispacem @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 17:19)

QUOTE (Exxon @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 18:00) Please post your full system specifications It's because he's got 2GB of RAM. That isn't enough for Win7. The end, really.

I don't think that is the problem here, I also have 2GB and I can max out most of the games that come out these days...

[CJ430]

QUOTE (PrometheusX @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 17:36)

QUOTE (CJ430 @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 17:26) my pc: intel dual e2160 1.8 GHZ 2GB RAM DDR 2 Nvidia 8400 GS Turbocache 1 GB I don t think the problem is ram...  I looked at windows task manager and it tells me that i have 1554 mb ram avaiable... That isn't enough for nfs shift? That's too weak for NFS Shift, at high settings I guess. Lower the settings to Low/Medium.

but i already play at lowest settings!

And i dont understand.... turbocache 1 gb... What the hell does it means?

This post has been edited by CJ430 on Friday, Jun 8 2012, 18:10

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (Narcis_speed6 @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 18:48)

QUOTE (sivispacem @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 17:19) QUOTE (Exxon @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 18:00) Please post your full system specifications It's because he's got 2GB of RAM. That isn't enough for Win7. The end, really. I don't think that is the problem here, I also have 2GB and I can max out most of the games that come out these days...

Actually you are right, Its the 64-bit version that requires 2GB RAM.

[Exxon]

Your pc is at the bare minimum of the game, if not below it, and that's your problem.
You should really look into buying a new computer.

[CJ430]

QUOTE (Exxon @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 22:13)

Your pc is at the bare minimum of the game, if not below it, and that's your problem. You should really look into buying a new computer.

but on xp , i had 1 gb of ram, because i've just got another 1 gb, and on xp, runs better than now with 2 gb... And is the only game that do this to me...
And i don't really need to buy a new pc, it's good enough(playing crysis 1, warhead, mafia 2 at medium settings, half life 2+ep1+ep2 and nfs undercover at max settings, i think it's a decent pc...)

[Exxon]

If you're okay with that PC, then that's good for you.
But if it were my PC, I'd ditch it

But IV often just can't run on 2 GB of RAM on Windows 7, sorry to say that.
And besides, your CPU is literally the lowest you need for IV.
Your GPU is actually below it as the minimum is a GeForce 7900, which is comparable with something like a GeForce 8700.

[Wolf68k]

XP itself needs 256-512MB on it's own to run smoothly. NFS Shift minimum requirements says 1GB of RAM.
Vista/7 needs 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) on it's own to run smoothly. NFS Shift minimum requirements for Vista/7 is 1.5GB. So the two are kind of fighting each other more. I'm not saying the game itself needs 1.5GB while the OS needs 1-2GB on it's own for a total of up to 3.5GB.
To explain better open the TaskManager and click on the Performance tab and look at the Memory bar. How full is it? Look at the bottom of the bar and what does it say? Exit as many programs as you can that you don't need to run the OS itself. How much did it drop down to? If you're still sitting around 1GB or more and on your on 64-bit version of Win7 then you're going to still have problems.

[CJ430]

QUOTE (Wolf68k @ Saturday, Jun 9 2012, 16:33)

XP itself needs 256-512MB on it's own to run smoothly. NFS Shift minimum requirements says 1GB of RAM. Vista/7 needs 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) on it's own to run smoothly. NFS Shift minimum requirements for Vista/7 is 1.5GB. So the two are kind of fighting each other more. I'm not saying the game itself needs 1.5GB while the OS needs 1-2GB on it's own for a total of up to 3.5GB. To explain better open the TaskManager and click on the Performance tab and look at the Memory bar. How full is it? Look at the bottom of the bar and what does it say? Exit as many programs as you can that you don't need to run the OS itself. How much did it drop down to? If you're still sitting around 1GB or more and on your on 64-bit version of Win7 then you're going to still have problems.

i use win 7 on 32 bit not 64... And at task manager, that bar is at a quarter of it... About 500-550 mb used... So 1.5 gb isn t enough to run nfs shift smoothly at low?

[Narcis_speed6]

You had another topic with temp problems, and you said your pc starts to lag, did you fixed that problem?
If not then that could be the thing messing up your fps.

[CJ430]

QUOTE (Narcis_speed6 @ Saturday, Jun 9 2012, 20:55)

You had another topic with temp problems, and you said your pc starts to lag, did you fixed that problem? If not then that could be the thing messing up your fps.

no , i have to buy 2 coolers from a friend, and then i will see if its better!

[YankeesPwnMets]

QUOTE (CJ430 @ Friday, Jun 8 2012, 14:05)

And i dont understand.... turbocache 1 gb... What the hell does it means?

The 8400GS sucks, not to mention your pathetic CPU doesn't even go up to 2Ghz.... and this is on a desktop platform

I advise you to just spend 500-600 bucks on a new PC if you wan't to play games

TurboCache is a load of bologna... video cards with discrete video memory perform MUCH better... regular RAM and onboard video RAM is much slower then something like GDDR3 or GDDR5 in updated video cards

This post has been edited by YankeesPwnMets on Sunday, Jun 10 2012, 17:56

[CJ430]

yeah... I will save some money for a new pc...
Whatever...
I've heard a few weeks ago that is a version of win 7, win 7 gamer edition... And now im gonna install it... My games would run better on this windows?

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (CJ430 @ Monday, Jun 11 2012, 06:28)

yeah... I will save some money for a new pc... Whatever... I've heard a few weeks ago that is a version of win 7, win 7 gamer edition... And now im gonna install it... My games would run better on this windows?

Its a non-official, pirate produced version filled with unnecessary additional programmes that hinder PC performance. Games will run worse under it and that's before I chastise you for illegally downloading operating systems.

[CJ430]

ok, sorry for that...

[finn4life]

CJ have you ever heard the term "Not the sharpest tool in the shed?"