2009-04-02, 11:42 PM
shouri Wrote:These are the correct specs (copy-pasted from Cnet reviews):
Dell Inspiron 531s
General
* Desktop type Budget desktop system
Processor
* Type AMD Athlon X2 4450E
RAM
* Installed Size 2 GB
* Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Storage
* Hard Drive 500 GB - 7200
Optical Storage
* Type DVD?RW
* CD / DVD read speed 16x
Graphics Controller
* Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6150
Networking
* Networking Network adapter
Operating System / Software
* OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1
As Kajiti stated, Nvidia 6xxx series isn't exactly that ideal for use for gaming. That combined with the fact that its also an integrated graphics card makes for a not so good combination. If you want to attempt to alleviate a bit of stress the graphics card puts your RAM through, you can visit my stick thread to solving vista issues. Near the bottom I have a section on allocating memory on your harddisk for use as RAM. At least this way, maplestory will have as much RAM as it wants and wont need to compete for it.
This wont fix the issue completely, and in fact the change might not be noticeable... it's situational really. As Kajiti stated, you could use a better graphics card. At least you're using a desktop and not a laptop. It's much easier :3. But those things cost moneys. I wouldn't be able to tell you a specific price though.
Ohh thanks. I tried your suggestion of allocating memory and found it somewhat helpful. The game runs a little bit better.
