gaming pc laggy
gaming pc laggy
Hi, your nephew is experiencing slow performance in Warzone despite using low settings. His system has 16GB RAM with 10.5GB available, an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6GHz), a GeForce GTX 1650, and a 2TB Seagate HHD drive. He might benefit from upgrading the GPU or adding more RAM. Check if the game settings are optimized for his hardware and consider a faster storage option.
Consider replacing the operating system with an SSD if you haven’t already. For the second point, performing a clean installation or formatting could help. The graphics card seems adequate for the game, but upgrading it might improve performance further.
I suggest buying a Solid State Drive (or SSD) to install his operating system. You can find a 256 GB Sata SSD under $30, making it an affordable and straightforward upgrade. Many people overlook how significantly an SSD improves performance compared to traditional spinning disks. You’ll probably need to erase the existing HDD and reinstall Windows completely—make sure to disconnect the power cable from the old drive before installing on the new SSD, so you avoid boot problems. After that, simply adjust the boot sequence and remove Windows from the original drive. For more detailed guidance, there are many tutorials available. If you go with the SSD, your nephew will appreciate faster loading times, quicker asset downloads, and a smoother overall experience as applications launch more efficiently. The only potential upgrade would be his graphics card, which should suffice for Warzone unless he pushes graphics settings to their highest level.
Is this a ready-made system? Often there’s a lot of unnecessary software consuming CPU and memory. I’d look into that and see if you can improve its performance. Open Task Manager to check what processes are active at any time, then adjust startup apps in Settings. Also, note the RAM speed is likely stuck at 2100 MHz instead of its full potential around 3200. In BIOS, enable XMP settings. Verify the graphics driver is correctly installed; if unsure, run a cleanup tool and reinstall it. This should help the machine run games like Warzone more smoothly and responsively.