computer specs question?

Question

i have a geforce 7500 LE graphics card but i cant seem to run the graphics in high settings for some newer games
i have 2 gig of ram which is ok i guess
do i need a better power supply and motherboard ?
is there anything else i should upgrade ?

Answer 1

No offence, but the 7500 Series is out of date, and compared to the newest cards (ATi's X16's or X19's and HD2XXX and nVidia 79XX and 8XXX series').

If you're budget minded, and don't care about Dx10, the X1650Pro or X1950Pro will run you between $100 and $250 for a massive improvement in graphical quality.

If you're budget minded and care about Dx10, the HD2600 is the way to go for about $150.

If you're not budget minded, but not idiotic about having the most expensive, the X1950XT is VERY good at about $250-300 (non-Dx10). If Dx10 is an issue, the HD2900XT runs about $300 and out-does everything nVidia has short of the highest end uber-enthusiast cards.

For the higher-end cards (and ATi's 19XX and 29XX cards) you may need to upgrade your PSU. A processor upgrade may also be needed (the AMD 6400+ is currently running about $250).

Answer 2

Well the 7500 isn't an amazingly powerful card. Its ok, but its not going to run every game at max settings. You'll need the 8800 to do that. Upgrading the power supply and memory won't do much. Upgrading the power supply won't do anything at all actually. Just be happy with medium settings, or get a better card. The LE editions of the Nvidia cards are normally the lowest level when it comes to the series. You shouldn't expect max settings.

Answer 3

Generally, nVidia comes out with a new card and adds a GS, then they begin adding other initials such as XT, GT, LE, SE, etc., as a way to expand the product line for consumers and OEM's. The GT's are usually the top boards of a given series, and some, if not all, are low-end versions of the next generation of boards (e.g., the 7300 GT is actually based on the G73 core as opposed to the G72 core used in the rest of the 7300 series.) These initials mean little to the average consumer since the important thing is the price difference of each. The 7500 LE is a cheaper model of the 7300/7500 series, an upgrade from the 6200 series based on the G72, 90 nm core.
A given game may respond to your graphics card by letting you try to play it at 3 FPS if you wish, or it may refuse to function at all, assuming that your card doesn't have the horsepower to play it at a reasonable rate or with the enhanced features they deem necessary to truly enjoy it as it was intended. This compatibility will depend on a number of graphical elements that are more or less a part of any game, e.g., the amount of texture memory available, the feature set of the card, even the driver settings for your card regardless of your card's full capabilities. In other words, your card's driver settings may be set too low, or your card's inherent capacity to play the game may be lacking. Serious gamers find themselves 'tweaking' the settings of their card for different games to optimize the games performance, and you can't be sure what your card can do with any particular game until you play with the settings, unless of course, you can find the settings you should use at a forum where these tweakers are sharing this info.
To complicate this matter further, there are different drivers available, both older and newer, that can change your games reaction to it. For example, the ATI 7500 will BSOD under certain circumstances due to a bug in the latest drivers, but using a older driver can solve this problem.
If you are serious about a given game, and some people will actually buy their system based on a game's optimum playability with a specific system, then you may wish to seek out a forum sponsored for those who share your interest. Here you may ask others for tips, tricks, which driver is best, which settings are optimal, and you may also find a niche for yourself with these fellow brethren.
Another option for testing your system is to go to System Requirements Lab:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
Here you may choose the game you are interested in playing, then allow a small innocuous java routine to be installed (which may be deleted later if you wish) which will allow SRL to test your system for the minimum and recommended requirements for that game, giving you a detailed analysis of your system, which may help you decide where your system needs a serious upgrade in order to play the game the way you want to play it. You can see that where some hard-core gamers are concerned, having the proper hardware tweaked to its optimal settings ISN'T just a game; it's a recreational imperative.

Answer 4

a 7500 LE is a slower card. It's O.K. for light gaming, at moderate resolutions. Once you start jacking things up a bit, it will bog down.

I would try with low-medium resolution (not more than 1024x768) and low to medium settings in most current games. Otherwise, you will get a low framerate. (slow)

2G of RAM is good, but as far as your CPU / Power/ Mobo, you didn't state what you have now.

Answer 5

The first place to look for a solution to your problem is at your display capabilities. You may need a new display.