elements running incredible slow on new eee pc :( - what to do?

[Kamietsu]

The problem is not ram at all. It's a flash game so it doesn't really take up any ram. Your CPU is the problem. Sounds like you have a single processor in your laptop. I would recommend selling that laptop and getting one with at least a duo core processor. My laptop has one and it runs Elements rather well, and it runs decently with a completely full board of creatures.

I am using an ASUS EeePC with XP and it works perfectly

I bet windows 7 is slower then vista...

To go a little off topic, it depends on your system specs, and what kind of graphical effects you have going in Win7. But for the most part, Win7 comes it just barely faster than Vista.

[yaladilae]

I am using an ASUS EeePC with XP and it works perfectly

I bet windows 7 is slower then vista...

To go a little off topic, it depends on your system specs, and what kind of graphical effects you have going in Win7. But for the most part, Win7 comes it just barely faster than Vista.

Sorry, a little off-topic

I have Intel core2 duo 2Ghz
Geforce 8400 GS 128vram
1024 ram

Any suggestion on windows 7?
i bet its real slow on mine if i change it

[Kamietsu]

I am using an ASUS EeePC with XP and it works perfectly

I bet windows 7 is slower then vista...

To go a little off topic, it depends on your system specs, and what kind of graphical effects you have going in Win7. But for the most part, Win7 comes it just barely faster than Vista.

Sorry, a little off-topic

I have Intel core2 duo 2Ghz
Geforce 8400 GS 128vram
1024 ram

Any suggestion on windows 7?
i bet its real slow on mine if i change it

My system was a bit better than yours, and it ran Win7 just perfectly, no problems, not slow at all. You'd be able to run it just fine.

[confetti]

thx a lot for all of the suggestions!
the temperature is not the problem! (now i know also the sense of speedfan - never more than 45°
ill try to install XP next week and hope its going to work better then!

this is what i have:
(http://www.screenshotdumpster.com/view/m7Gbd56826/system)

would be hard for me if selling would be the only solution...
greetings,
c.

[yaladilae]

thx a lot for all of the suggestions!
the temperature is not the problem! (now i know also the sense of speedfan - never more than 45°
ill try to install XP next week and hope its going to work better then!

this is what i have:
(http://www.screenshotdumpster.com/view/m7Gbd56826/system)

would be hard for me if selling would be the only solution...
greetings,
c.

Should be better with v1.22 but i would suggest XP for sure!

[Kamietsu]

thx a lot for all of the suggestions!
the temperature is not the problem! (now i know also the sense of speedfan - never more than 45°
ill try to install XP next week and hope its going to work better then!

this is what i have:
(http://www.screenshotdumpster.com/view/m7Gbd56826/system)

would be hard for me if selling would be the only solution...
greetings,
c.

Don't bother to install XP. It will not help you much at all. The problem is your CPU. It's not a very good CPU. Playing on anything less than a duo core processor will cause the game to run pretty slow occasionally, mostly when there are a lot of creatures on the field.

But this should be helped some with the new update, whenever it might go live, as Zanz made it so the low quality setting also removes some of the animations, making the game run smother.

[Laxaria]

Unfortunately it is your CPU.

I'm running a 1 GB, 1.66GHZ Atom with Hyperthreading and I can play Elements quite ok with another flash heavy window minimized. I'm on an Asus 1000HE, if it counts for anything.

[confetti]

Unfortunately it is your CPU.

I'm running a 1 GB, 1.66GHZ Atom with Hyperthreading and I can play Elements quite ok with another flash heavy window minimized. I'm on an Asus 1000HE, if it counts for anything.

what do you mean with "another flash heavy window minimized"?
greetings,
c.

[Elhrohir]

I couldn't resist to read this post

I play (well... played because i got banned today for no reason that i know... :/ ) in my netbook Samsung nc10 and i have no problem at all. It has a 1.6 Intel atom and 1 giga ram.

I'm curious about if you have problems with another programs or games. I.E., if you try to play another game (fullscreen) do you get problems?

Also, are you using a Intel GMA 950 (integrated vga)? If so, you could try GMA BOOSTER (search for it in google). I use that so i can play warcraft III on my netbook at 25-35 fps (low but incredibly playable).

Another program that i would recommend is GAME BOOSTER (search for it again XD). A friend of mine got a problem like yours with a game and with that program he could "hide" (i think close is a better word for that) anything that isn't needed to be processed and you can get a notorious improvement.

I wish i could help.

Pd: sorry for my english... i'm from Chile so i talk in spanish
Pd2: i want to play

See ya!

[confetti]

I couldn't resist to read this post

I play (well... played because i got banned today for no reason that i know... :/ ) in my netbook Samsung nc10 and i have no problem at all. It has a 1.6 Intel atom and 1 giga ram.

I'm curious about if you have problems with another programs or games. I.E., if you try to play another game (fullscreen) do you get problems?

Also, are you using a Intel GMA 950 (integrated vga)? If so, you could try GMA BOOSTER (search for it in google). I use that so i can play warcraft III on my netbook at 25-35 fps (low but incredibly playable).

Another program that i would recommend is GAME BOOSTER (search for it again XD). A friend of mine got a problem like yours with a game and with that program he could "hide" (i think close is a better word for that) anything that isn't needed to be processed and you can get a notorious improvement.

I wish i could help.

Pd: sorry for my english... i'm from Chile so i talk in spanish
Pd2: i want to play

See ya!

muchas grazias hombre!
creo que mi espaniol esta peor que tu ingles - todavia jo intento que contestar en espaniol...

jo tengo solamente un Intel GMA 500 - he encontrado un BOOSTER en el internet - pero despues de aver installado el programma el juego no mi he mostrado niguna differenza
lo mismo con el GAME BOOSTER...

tienes otras ideas?

spero que tu vas a resolver tus problemas con tu destierro!!!

muchas grazias,
c.

[Elhrohir]

I discovered that your problem maybe is your VGA.

You should look at this link http://www.netbookmarket.net/intel-gma950-vs-gma500/

See below... as you could see, the 3dmark score is too low!
Well... you can say to me "but it's only a flash game", but, if you see, the bandwith and the speed is really low.

I think that you should go to a store and ask for the same model that you have, turn it on and try the game. If it plays at normaly speed, definetly is a problem with the hardware of your netbook (not the software).

Have you seen the bios? maybe you should try a "load default". Sometimes it works. You never know who put his hands on your netbook before you got it on the store.

See ya

[confetti]

so,
finally i got the solution! thx a lot for everyone who was giving any advices - but non of them really worked out...

yesterday, accidentely i tried starting the game from the kongregate site - and i was surprised about the result:
it is running fast - even in best quality!

i dont know what to say now? just
greetings,
c.