I just got a new pc from pcclub and it isn't living up to my expectations. It seems to score low on benchmark programs and the cpu seems slower than what I expected. I have no experience in using a pc containing a dual core before this one though, so I'm left wondering if I'm imagining this...
Got the BIOS flashed and that fixed the problem with the cpu. However, now I can't seem to get it to allow me to enable SLI. Both of the cards show up under the device manager window and both have drivers installed. SLI was working before I flashed the bios so I'm thinking it must be...
Reinstalled windows this morning and still have the same problem. Will try flashing the BIOS now as soon as I figure out how to do it without a 3.5" drive. All of the instructions I find for flashing explain how to do it using that drive only.
How could I tell if dual core is working with...
I just got my new system from PCclub tonight and wanted to run 3Dmark 06 to see how it scored. When I try to install it I get the error "The cpu of this system does not support SSE instructions". I tried searching the futuremark faq but it simply says to upgrade your cpu if you get this error...