So recently I have STARTED some computer gaming. Completely new to me. Never been much of a gamer myself. But the two games I play, Grand Theft Auto Iv and Need For SPEED Shift, are laggy, and sometimes crash to the desktop, or give me a bsod. I have no idea why the heck this is happening to me on my computer, but it is annoying. I am above recommended requirements, I have a clean system(I think), and everything seems to be in order. All of my drivers are updated, and all patches installed. Is there something I am missing? MY specs are in that little thing on the left under my avatar....... this is really worrying me because I think something is FRIED or incompatible. this is a relatively new computer and nothing should be going wrong. I also really hope this is posted in the wrong area. If not, kindly re-direct me and we will be on our way.....I hope!

thx For GTA 4 , try running it in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2..

For: Need For Speed Shift, try compatibility mode for Windows XP SERV. Pack 3 or Vista Service Pack 1..