Athlon 5150 (AM1) slow video performance

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

I just built my mom an AM1 5150 based rig. The video performance in full screen is choppy for the first few seconds, then smooths out, but never becomes completely smooth. Is there some setting somewhere that I'm missing?
It should be able to handle 1080p streaming video smoothly shouldn't it?

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Did you install the graphics driver?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

AMD 5150 gaming-- what can I expect?

Will the 5150 run Sims 3 at 1080P? My mom would like to get it.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

I doubt it'll run any game at 1080p.

Edit: Here you go
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8067/...athlon-53505150-and-sempron-38502650-tested/7
As I thought, no.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

Ok well sims 3 is less demanding than those games and I could probably run it at 720P. Should I try it?

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Doubtful it'll break 30fps, but you can still try.
Why not put a 750 in there and be able to run 1080p with good frames?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
Doubtful it'll break 30fps, but you can still try.
Why not put a 750 in there and be able to run 1080p with good frames?

Its my moms PC. She'll never accept over $100 for a GPU its not worth it to her. Plus I need the slot for the wifi card.

wagex · Nov 20, 2014

gotta pay to play. shoulda went with an apu instead.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
Its my moms PC. She'll never accept over $100 for a GPU its not worth it to her. Plus I need the slot for the wifi card.

That's why I said 750, not 750Ti.
Should've bought a board with Wi-Fi built in on mITX, honestly.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
That's why I said 750, not 750Ti.
Should've bought a board with Wi-Fi built in on mITX, honestly.

Meh. Should've. Didn't. Never foresaw the need for a graphics card. 5150s are weak CPUs. Adding a GPU would be silly anyways.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
Meh. Should've. Didn't. Never foresaw the need for a graphics card. 5150s are weak CPUs. Adding a GPU would be silly anyways.

So, what I'm hearing, is you should've at least went with the A6 that we said was stronger in one of your other threads today?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

ATMINSIDE said:
So, what I'm hearing, is you should've at least went with the A6 that we said was stronger in one of your other threads today?

I don't know what I was thinking... The A6 and board would have cost more.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
I don't know what I was thinking... The A6 and board would have cost more.

wagex said:
gotta pay to play.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

I know but dude, sims 3, 2007, 720P. I think it can take it.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Theocnoob said:
I know but dude, sims 3, 2007, 720P. I think it can take it.

2009?

And I'll still be surprised if it runs properly.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

here it is running on a 5350 I think Im going to go for it

wagex · Nov 20, 2014

come to think of it my first fiance played this on a 8400GS PCI card. (non pcie) so idk might not be too bad.

ATMINSIDE · Nov 20, 2014

Sure that was Sims 3?

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

Yup its smooth now no idea what happened.

Sorry for all the threads today just lots of headaches with this new rig.

Theocnoob · Nov 20, 2014

SIms 3 installed. Runs @ 1080P !!

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