I have a 3.2 ghz processor with 3.plus gigs of ram . I am runung a program called Sketchup and it tends to run slow to a snails pace when the 3d model is fully rendered with all the details. When I add shadows, it goes down to almost 0. My graphics card is an Nvidia Gforce fx5200.
Could that be my problem?. I am not familiar with the graphics card specs., but I am assuming it could be the problesm. If so can anybody recomend an apropriate card for the application?
Thnaks
JaimeL
2007-03-12 07:11:36 · 8 answers · asked by Jaime L 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Hello.
Your bottleneck isn't your ram or cpu, its your graphic card. Your FX5200 is outdated.
My 7900GTX OC struggled at times rendering in 3ds Max 8
so imagine a FX5200
2007-03-12 07:16:56 · answer #1 · answered by INOA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can.
Yet first, obtain the latest drivers from Nvidia.
If this doesn't solve the issue then:
You should follow standards to AutoCAD design which should be similar to modeling with SketchUP.
The FX5200 has only 128MB of ram and is now considered a "Low Profile video card"
You should update to a later model possibly the latest Geforce (6800 OT), ATI, SiS graphics cards.
2007-03-12 07:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a center duo cpu you ought to get good overall performance except your working too many apps or have spyfiles. you ought to place an more desirable cpu in in case you choose to spend that variety of money. in case you have a 5400rpm difficultcontinual a 7200rpm might additionally help yet, of path, you will ought to reinstall your OS that are too a good number of a soreness and cost too. do no longer even complication with an more desirable cpu except its a minimum of two Ghz or extra effective and, even then, you will possibly no longer see the overall performance bump you're searching for. including ram facilitates with mutlitasking yet no longer with speed(except you're multi-tasking). in case you ought to run faster ram than what you had in it and yanked the sluggish ram out and loaded it up with the quickest 2 gigs it ought to deal with then youd get a speed bump. try installation the newest video drivers and updates, uninstalling any old progs you dont use then do a disc cleanup accompanied via a defrag(do defrag final so which you dont frag yourcontinual throughout once you uninstall progs) and go into msconfig startup and uncheck any courses you dont choose commencing up and dealing all the time.
2016-11-24 22:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by niewiadomski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rendering 3D graphics requires a good 3D card. If you are really serious about it then you should get a Quadro 2500 atleast. They are spendy, but it will be an extremely big difference. You could just get a 9800 PRO for around $120.
2007-03-12 07:16:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is your graphics card. the 5200 has always had problems with 3d rendering and entirely directx9. I've had one for one of my computers and it does not perform as its specs say it should.
2007-03-12 07:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by The_Amish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely your graphics card. Read to source to learn more about graphic card selection. i don't have the other details of your computer so I cannot suggest one.
2007-03-12 07:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That video card won't work for the application. You need a better one.
2007-03-12 07:16:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because CPU is just as important as RAM. Also with most computers over a certain age you cant upgrade the video card.
2007-03-12 07:14:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋