Got a better card, having less performance?

[chockomonkey]

Recently i had my 9800pro 128mb go out on me, so i had to replace it. I got a x850pro 256mb. I had been using omega drivers on my old card forever, so i used them with my new one, but for some reason, it acts like it has less performance. I have 2 video cards in my computer, so i can support 3 monitors. When i am multitasking things, like a game and a movie or something like that, i lose a lot of fps and my computer gets a little laggy. Also, whenever popups come pu from my startmenu if i'm playing a game windowed, it gets REALLY laggy. I tried the ati drivers as well, but they are the same. It seems like my old card worked better... how could this be?

Thanks,

Chockomonkey

 

[flint338]

Did you reinstall windows when you put in the new card? Sounds like it needs it

 

[KingJames84]

I am guessing u did not unisntall your drivers, or use Driver Cleaner Pro, Followed by the driver cleaner pro instructions???

Do that and reinstall the drivers, you should be fine

 

[digital_exhaust]

What type of card is your secondary?

When using the ATI drivers are you using ccc or just the display drivers? You may want to try using the display drivers only and using ATItool or ATI Tray Tools.

And I'm sure you are, but you are running drivercleaner every time you change drivers, right?

 

[chockomonkey]

i actually had never done the whole driver cleaner pro thing since i built this computer... funny. Anyway, i got it and did as you said (and the instructions), but the same problem is there after i put everything back together.