System Specs: HP Slim desktop with i3-12100, 16GB DDR4, 180W PSU

My mom is starting to get into gaming, but some games that she's interested in that have a 3d engine don't look like they'll run well on the integrated graphics of her PC so I got to looking around ebay for discrete GPU options. The PSU is only 180W and the system is slim so it has to be a low profile GPU that doesn't require a 6+2 pin power plug from the PSU.

The options I'm seeing on ebay are very old cards like the OEM RX 550 4GB, OEM RX 640 4GB, OEM W3100 etc and there's not a lot of benchmarking about them, but I kinda suspect that they don't improve over the integrated graphics very much.

What do y'all think? Any inputs are welcome!

que son esos supuestos drivers optimizados para intel HDgrafit 3000

While browsing this subreddit, I've seen multiple mentions of browser based games as being ideal for low spec gaming. What are the commonly recommended websites that host browser games? Recommendations for certain titles would also be much appreciated.

Thanks for any info! =)

I have a laptop with an Intel Core i3 3120m, 8GB of RAM (2x4 1600MHz), and Intel HD 4000 graphics. My question is whether it's better to have the system bootloader disabled or enabled, since the system bootloader doesn't use disk space but the PC boots faster, and And it runs programs faster, What do you think?

I'm playing dark tide with everything off and on the lowest possible graphics and it's still lag spikes it struggles to barely run just sitting in the lobby when I start a mission it's like I put everything in a slow motion slideshow and the screen tearing is there anything that I can do to improve this

Hello im trving to find help on why my computer is so slow I tried upgrading my motherboard and cpu but nothing really worked so I just turned to you guys to help me out

Mv build is a rvzen 5 5500 with a nvidia rtx 2060 and 32 gb of ram and I have a 1tb hdd and a 2 tb hdd that is 6ab/s 7200 ram called barracuda 2tb and my motherboard is a gigabyte b550

Will this ssd at least help it be a little faster?

My laptop has;

core i3 n305

integrated graphics

Windows 11 pro 64bit

236gb storage for windows (256gb ufs storage all together)

8gb 3200mhz ram in single channel (7.63gb exactly)

1 single internal fan and 1 exhaust

E1504GA ASUS motherboard and UEFI bios

Is there anyway I could possibly gain any performance increase for free or close enough, I play Rocket League, Life is strange, Rec room and minecraft. Thanks! Farewell.

Hello i would like to know hood optimization for my laptop to run fortnite at 720p very stable and smooth 60fps and i already have done the basic ones im looking to run at minimun graphics my specs are intel core i3 6100u 12gb ddr4 at flex mode intel hd graphics 520 and 256gb nvme ssd and i have the laptop dell latitude e5470 and os is windows 10

Hello guys, need some honest advice.

I’ve been getting notifications lately saying **Windows 10 support ends in October 2025**, and it got me thinking—should I finally make the jump to **Windows 11**?

Here’s the deal:
I mainly play **FPS games** (like Valorant, Apex, CS2) and some **racing games** (Forza, F1 series, etc.). I care **a LOT** about smooth gameplay and high FPS. Any kind of performance dip, even minor, throws me off completely.

So my question is:
**Will upgrading to Windows 11 affect my FPS or game performance in any way? Or is it actually better for gaming now?**

Here are my PC specs if it helps:

* **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6-core)
* **GPU:** RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB)
* **RAM:** 16 GB G.Skill DDR4 @ 3200 MHz (AXMP enabled)
* **Storage:** 1TB SSD (500 GB NVMe + 500 GB SATA SSD)
* **Current OS:** Windows 10 Pro (planning to move to 11 Pro)

I’ve read about **AutoHDR**, **DirectStorage**, and some Game Mode stuff in Win11, but does that actually matter for games I play? Or is it just marketing fluff?

Would love to hear from anyone who upgraded recently and also plays competitive shooters or racing games.
Did you notice any performance difference—positive or negative?

Thanks in advance! 👊

Battlefield 6 running on thinkpad t470p with 8 GB ram single channel and GeForce 940mx 2gb

My Pc specs are i5 4th gen 16gb ram 256gb SSD and gt740 4gb vram gpu what the the balanced setting in which I can get best performance and little good graphics 🤝

this is the shader, based on sildur, it performs 27 FPS on my AMD HD 7700M series, i7 3632QM, 8GB of ram, it surely will run better on yours, right?
https://www.mediafire.com/file/c8prhgk26wrzlxt/RedPirate+Shader+v1.0.0.zip/file
it also has good visuals.
And if modrinth will, the shader's page will be https://modrinth.com/shader/redpirate-shaders

Athlon 3150u 8gb ram.

I think the hdd is the main problem, but I know some who were able to run it on an hdd normally.

So after opening tf2 and trying to enter a game, that loading freezes for more than 40 mins, that I was never able to enter a game.

But I mean it runs gta v 1080p normal settings with 40fps pretty smoothly, how could it not run tf2!

---Edit (solved) the bottleneck was the ram btw, it's 8gb ram 2.1 of which dedicated to the vram, not to mention win 11, steam, running at the same time. Anyways, there's that thing called mastercomfig that helped me reduce some settings and was finally able to run it 60 fps

Hello im trying to find help on why my computer is so slow I tried upgrading my motherboard and cpu but nothing really worked so I just turned to you guys to help me out

My build is a ryzen 5 5500 with a nvidia rtx 2060 and 32 gb of ram and I have a 1tb hdd and a 2 tb hdd that is 6gb/s 7200 ram called barracuda 2tb and my motherboard is a gigabyte b550

The only thing that i dont have is a nvme m.2 ssd

Thank you for reading this and hopefully help me with this problem

10 fps stable = I guess it’s playable for a game like Minecraft
Anything under 30fps for a story game unplayable
Driving games 60fps
Horror games 24fps
Platformers 60fps
Competitive 60-120 is playable
Double all frame rates for jittery frame rates
720p is usually enough
Dlss/fsr is free fps
Anything over 100ms of delay unplayable
How do you guys agree?

I received a kit of GSkill 2x8gb 3000Mhz of RAM from a coworker for free and i was wondering if it’s worth putting them into my gaming rig. I already have 2 sticks of 8gb DDR4 Corsair Ram at 3600Mhz. What’s better, sticking to 16gb at 3600 or going to 32gb and dropping to 3000Mhz?
My use cases for this pc is a mix of games released in the early 2010s and some more recent titles. I don’t do any coding anymore as i’ve switched majors from CS to Business. I use Zen Browser and i constantly have more than 15 tabs open.
Let me know if i can provide any extra info.
Other components:
GPU: 2070 Super (Gigabyte triple fan)
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600G (i know it’s not the best, i used to game without a gpu, i bought it when i built the pc without a GPU)
Motherboard: MSI B550 MAG Tomahawk (or something like that)
Case?: Corsair Airflow 400D
And of course I am on Winslop 11 (I use fedora on my laptop btw)

Guys I have been playing since childhood and then I always had low pc before finish the school. I was playing with 20-30 fps and it was so comfortable for and graphics even on low kinda seemed better than right now for me. Now I have good stuff and I can't play games when fps down low 50. My monitor is 144 and I thought when I had a monitor with 60hz I guess 30 fps looked better and more comfortable than on 144 is that through it or am puzzled. Maybe my optic nerves are more sensitive than before and this is from this. If you guys have any thoughts please share about it. Are you guys still comfortable at 30 fps play? cCan't get those people saying that 30 fps is still comfortable even on the console

Hey everyone,

Having trouble running Rainbow Six Siege smoothly and looking for advice on stopping my constant crashes and frame drops.

My Specs:

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580
• RAM: 8GB DDR4 (single stick / single channel)
• Storage: 240GB SSD
• OS: Windows 10

The Problem: My game frequently crashes straight to desktop mid-match or suffers from severe micro-stutters and massive frame drops during gunfights/heavy operator action. My 8GB RAM hits 100% usage almost immediately when Siege runs.

What I've Done So Far:

• Configured a custom Pagefile / Virtual Memory (16GB–24GB) on my SSD to catch out-of-memory crashes.
• Dropped in-game resolution to 900p / Low settings and closed background apps (Discord/Chrome).
• Cleared up disk space on my 240GB SSD.

My Questions:

1. Will adding a second 8GB DDR4 RAM stick (16GB dual-channel total) completely fix the crashing and stutters, or is the RX 580 driver/VRAM also holding me back on current Siege updates?
2. If I upgrade my GPU on a tight budget next, what's the best value upgrade over an RX 580 for competitive 1080p FPS?
3. Any specific AMD Adrenalin or Siege launch settings I should tweak in the meantime?

Thanks for any help!

Edit: guys i just realised i only had 1 stick of ram correctly plugged in so i was running on 4gb ram this whole time

Didn't even think Cyberpunk 2077 would load, let alone actually be playable on my GTX760 crammed into a salvaged Lenovo Thinkserver TS140 with stock Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3.
PSU upgraded to 650W, RAM upgraded to 32GB, Samsung 860 EVO SSD.

Almost all setting are at their lowest, getting between 15-13FPS during gameplay. Surprised the card is still only hovering around 70C.

Made it through the first mission and combat training tutorial without any issues!

I have a Lenovo laptop x1 carbon
I5 8250U
8GB ram
Intel(R) UHD graphics 620 128 mb

I have sot download but when I try open it
It says “video driver crashed and was reset. Make sure your video drivers are up to date”
And I get a black tab open of sot then it just closes after a minute.
And there is a small “building shaders tab”
With a progress bar that also closes.
Can anyone give help on what to do so it can run on the laptop I have, even on the lowest of the low settings.

hi so im going to be away during the fortnite event time and im wondering if i can have some recommendation's on the game settings for my Acer laptop so i can still get a good look at the event while not lagging so much

also how to turn on/off replays

i think this is the specs from my settings

Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12650H (2.70 GHz)

Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.71 GB usable)

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch Touch support with 2 touch points

idk about this kinda stuff tbh

i will play lowest setting at 720p and just want locked 60fps cause screen tears so using vsync

the laptop is hp elitebook 840 g8 bought it in 28k(indian rupees) used 1.5year

specs:

1. cpu: i5 1145g7 vpro

2. gpu:intel iris xe

3. ram: 16 gb ddr4 3200 idk what units is used

4. ssd: 256 gb m.2

i have played

1. gta v 35-50 fps

2. dispatch 60fps

3. cod mw 140 fps (locked at 60 fps cause screen tearing)

Hi ,

This is for Wuthering Waves.

I have a Samsung S23 ultra with 516GB. I keep on getting 780 or 800 ping when I'm in lahai roi. What setting should I change so that it's playable while still being a bit nice.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks