Would PR work on this rig?
Posted: 2012-11-19 15:33
Intel Celeron 2.66ghz
3gb ram
HD Radeon 3450 700-something mb?
3gb ram
HD Radeon 3450 700-something mb?
Side Note: If you don't wish to change your Priorities every time you load a game, you can try Process Lasso which has an option for "Automatically enter gaming mode." Which will set your Priorities based off your computer's recommended settings. After installing Process Lasso, load Project Reality, and you will see PR.exe TR.exe and BF2.exe and PR_mumble.exe in the processes list. You can right click Each of these processes to "Classify this process as a Game" and much, much more! I recommend clicking Main, top left, and make sure ProBalance enabled and Gaming Mode - Now Automatically ON is checked. GameBooster keeps as little processes running during gaming as possible and Process Lasso keeps the processes that are running down to a minimum of CPU/RAM usage. They can go hand in hand, however Process Lasso is more-so necessary if you're playing Project Reality on a very old computer. Simply give it a try and see if it helps, if it doesn't then don't use it.
You might want to experiment with custom ATI drives for your GPU:7) clean your system:
If you don't clean up your computer it will run slow. junk files, broken shortcuts, fragmented HDD can all lead to poor performance. CCcleaner is an excellent cleaning program, and its free: CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download
I/O bit also makes a great free cleaning/utility program for free called Advanced system care:http://www.iobit.com/ld/iobitadvancedsystemcare.html
I have and use both. (prob. overkill, but I like them both)
Defrag your hard drive
I never used to be a fan of defragging your hard drive. It takes a long time, and I never saw any real performance increase afterward.
That is until I used ultimate defrag 3 by disk trix. Typical defrag software puts all the software on your hard drive in one consolidated chunk. Ultimate defrag 3 puts all your software on the outer edge of your hard drive for quicker access time. (much like a cd/dvd) I saw 5-10 FPS increase in LOCO after using this. Also my computer over all seems more responsive.