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Hello, I wanted to get an input regarding directx9 compatible games.
About a month ago, switched from XP to Windows 7 32-bit, with 4 GB RAM, and aNvidia 8400 (64-bit) 512MB DDR2 graphics card. Performance of some older games didn't not decline too much.
A week later, I upgraded my graphics card to Nvidia GT 220 1GB (128-bit). And I experienced a lot of stuttering in some directx9 compatible games that used to run better with the older 8400 GS (on windows 7)
Would it help me if I return to XP, which will give me more free RAM, and better performance on directx9 games, and will it allow my new card to perform better in XP?
Is it because GT 220 1GB uses more processing memory and providing more features than the older 8400 GS, which is causing games to stutter?
I wanted to be absolutely sure, whether it is Windows 7 that is not allowing my graphics card to perform better (as it is using too much of my ram) or could the graphics cards be faulty (FYI: Some newer games that support Directx11 run alright)
Need Suggestions ASAP!
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Hi,
I suggest you to make sure that you have the latest drivers for Nvidia installed.
Refer:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-32bit-301.42-whql-driver.html
Already done that more than a few times, and tried many other ways to get those games to run smoother on windows 7 but oh well, ; today i decided to go back to XP and now I'm enjoying much smoother game-play for games like NBA, Fifa 2011, Ashes 2009 and Top Spin 2
