Can I improve my frame rate on PC games with out updating to a new video card?

When I play games I'm running at 4-20 FPS changes with more people and/or graphics near me.|||I don't quite agree with not overclocking...

First it all depends on your what hardware you have, if you have, for example, a amd x2 3800, 1 gig of ram and integrated graphics you cannot really overclock.

Otherwise, if you have something better, you might want to try it out. Usually, if you have an ATI or NVIDIA card you can use their program (ntune for nvidia, you can downloa it on their site for free) and change the stats yourself.

Then try to find some guides on internet on overclocking your cpu or memory.

But if you have no good oc hardware at all, the best thing to do is buy new parts, or just do nothing.

Good luck|||Theres no other way of increasing FPS without getting a new graphics card besides OVERCLOCKING.



I don't recommend overclocking it because the performance improvement is quite small.|||Some games have settings that let you adjust things such-as anti-aliasing, draw distance, and lighting effects. If your game has those options, tweaking everything down a little bit will increase your frame-rate.... but if it is running terribly slow then you most likely need to get a new video card...|||Best thing to do would be to set the resolution lower or other settings such as anti aliasing or particles and shadows if the game allows. Overclocking is very common, but it does involve a little risk and understanding, and you will only end up with maybe a couple more frames per second in the end if you are lucky. Unfortunately, a better video card is really the way to go. Prices are dropping fast on them though with so many new ones coming out. You can get a little older one that still has excellent performance for a great price.|||Umm you could lower the resolution of the game and quality and disable all the other programs you have running in the background.