Question for you computer guys Options

[Random_Stranger]

Ok, I am not looking for super computer, but here is what I have, followed by my question.

Asus M3A78-EM motherboard (ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD)
Phenom 9600 quad core processor
6GB RAM
ATi Radeon 3400 1GB video card (That's all the information I know on this)
and not so certain on my power supply, I know it isn't 500w


Anyways, I gotten into emulation, and it plays anything from Playstation 1 > just fine. When I go to play dreamcast or ps2 in my computer, it runs really unstable and a bit choppy. Now I have a 64bit operating system (that's what the specs say) and when I look at the ratings for my computer, all is 5.9's except for the graphics and gaming which is only 3.5

So I really, I am just looking to make the whole thing a bit balanced and see how satisfied I am with that for the time being. Does ANYONE know what video card I can go with that will bring it up a bit, and whatever else I need to accommodate that card? I am going nuts trying to determine which card is best suited for the job. I don't play a lot of online games, so that isn't the factor. Just want this darn Emulation thing to run smoothly.


Oh yeah, I found this too, wondering if this is worth a shot as well>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etInrz46UCc...FD1502245CEAE1A

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Aug 25, 2009 - 3:42 PM

[Sinyk]

Did you build your computer yourself? There may be some bios settings not exactly where they should be, probably related to the ram. I just ran my nullDC that I had been previously using and it runs around 60 frames on an 8800GTS 512MB.

This post has been edited by Sinyk: Aug 25, 2009 - 10:58 PM

[SlvrCelica09]

Did you build your computer yourself? There may be some bios settings not exactly where they should be, probably related to the ram. I just ran my nullDC that I had been previously using and it runs around 60 frames on an 8800GTS 512MB.

im pretty sure the ATI 3400 GPU is wayy slower than your 8800 GTS.. 3400 gpu speed is 400MHZ.. while 8800 is 670 mhz ATI cards really need to be overclocked to reach good frame rates.. his card is what is making his games run slow.. has to be.. he has close to the latest CPU, the phenom which has a super fast bus speed and he has spit load of memory.. an outdated video card would still negate those specs however.. i think he needs at least a 740 mhz GPU and around 900 mhz memory speed graphic card at that min to run the latest games... pm sent stranger

This post has been edited by SlvrCelica09: Aug 25, 2009 - 11:38 PM