Need for Speed: ProStreet Message Board  

I need to speed up my game cuz im playing about 1 frame per 2 seconds.

My PC:
Windows XP SP2
Intel Pentium 4 processor (2.8 ghz)
1 GB RAM
16X DVD Burner
500 GB Hard disk + 2 more partitions
DX 9.0 compatible card
a 27" LCD Widescreen ViewSonic screen (HDMI)

HELP! Tell me if i need to upgrade my PC cuz it's 4 years old.....

you should buy 4GB of ram

LOL no!

You didn't tell us which graphics card you're using.
Get 1 more gb of ram so you'll have 2 which is more than enough for any game out there. I'd also recommend upgrading your cpu to an intel core2duo..which one? depends on your pocket

I too have an old computer. Pro Street is excessive slow loading. Many times I have to wait 10 minutes for a page to load,sometimes longer. All my other games load fairly fast. It may help to close all running programs. Your instruction booklet tells you how to do that. It could also help to set the graphics on low or medium,or simply use default settings.

the driver settings (and version) can also make a big difference. but yeah, without telling us exactly what videocard you have, we can't help you.

I had problems with Most wanted being slow and freezing. My sons Set the grahics card settings to medium,and it fixed the problems. The game now loads fast runs normally and never freezes. It could be something as simply as changing the graphics settings. It worked for me. Something about setting the grahics card settings on high slows and freezes the game. Another thing to check is your virtual memory. Everytime I play Pro Street my computer starts increasing the virtual memory paging file,which causes choppy game play,slow motion,and excesssive slow loading. my computer will also scan any and everything it seems. Thus the importance of shutting down all running programs. Page 9 of the instruction booklet tells you how to do that.

Alright,here's how to improve your game performance...clean up your pc desk top. Remove all files you aren't using. Delete them. Go to where you can add and delete programs. Delete all programs you don't use. Now Empty your recycle bin. I did this today and am amazed at how much better Pro Street works on my pc. I haven't had any problems since I deleted unused programs and files and cleaned up my desk top.

Graphics card: NVidia GeForce FX 5200 (with the latest driver)