Help increasing performance for KOTOR 2

[Dinner]

I recently purchased KOTOR 2 for PC. The game works fine but after I take control of my character, the movement is very slow and sometimes my movement keys will not respond. I'm running it on XP and the following is the summary of the scan that happened when I installed it:

 

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=8/29/2010 1:03:58 AM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.00.424

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=800

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=3059

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=4

CPUStepping=9

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.06GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=504

Status=Warning

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=38.58GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\

Drives=SONY CDRWDVD CRX310S

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=Intel® G965 Express Chipset Family

Video Memory=256

Desktop Resolution=1280x768x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=1.4.0 - Build 6.14.10.4642

OpenGL Vendor=Intel

OpenGL Renderer=Intel Broadwater G

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=SigmaTel Audio

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=640

Height=480

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Disable Sound=0

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=0

 

[Game Options]

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

P.S. I disabled movies, grass, shadows, and sound,which I thought would help out.

[Orchomene]

Two things that can help.

First one is a site for tweaks that can enhance the performances of the game : http://www.tweakguides.com/KOTOR2_1.html

Second one, try and find a bit more RAM, you are pretty short on this field. It will help you a lot.

[Dinner]

Hey Thanks a lot. I just got done installing moar RAM All I need now is a new graphics card and I'll be good to go :D

[Orchomene]

Well, of course, with this video card, you will suffer a lot. Your PC seems a bit limit too, but of course, it's not that bad for a five year old game.

[Dinner]

Now my next question is what kind of Graphics card do you or anyone else recommend?

[Orchomene]

The best compatible with your mother board. I'm not sure you will have a lot of choices with a P4.

I don't remember mine, but something like a 6800 or 8800 Nvidia should be good.

Edited September 2, 2010 by Orchomene