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Old Rig - Core 2 Duo E6600 OCed to 3.2GHz, PCIe 1.0 Mobo, GTX 285, everything else the same

New Rig - Core i7 920 OCed to 3.8GHz, PCIe 2.0 Mobo, GTX 285, everything else the same

I am getting less/worse FPS in Unreal Tournament 3 with my new i7 rig, and the game is all around more sluggish.

Am I crazy for thinking I should be getting better FPS with that kind of CPU upgrade?

Did I miss some hidden setting or something?
 
I believe it is telling you: "Core i7 is not for gaming."
Anyway, what kind of frames where you getting before and what kind of frames are you getting now?
 
I play on a 30" monitor, before I was getting low 40's on most all maps

Now I'm getting high 20s low 30s on the same maps :(

What gives, shouldn't 600 more MHz, 2 more cores, and an integrated memory controller give me better FPS compared to a first generation Core 2 Duo?
 
Jospeh said:
"Core i7 is not for gaming."
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Since when?

OP maybe it's in the system setup. Have you tried disabling Hyperthreading?
Compddd said:
shouldn't 600 more MHz, 2 more cores, and an integrated memory controller give me better FPS compared to a first generation Core 2 Duo?
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Plus, clock for clock, the i7 is about 25% faster than core 2 tech.
 
Isn't hyperthreading good for everything? Apps, games, etc, ?

I will try disabling it, are there any other system settings you can think of that would be causing low performance?
 
Compddd said:
Isn't hyperthreading good for everything? Apps, games, etc, ?
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If you have a single core CPU, yes, it was incredible when it came out. I've read pro's and con's to it on the i7's. Some apps respond well to it, others don't.
I will try disabling it, are there any other system settings you can think of that would be causing low performance?
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I would also consider setting both back to stock speed and see what performs better. Your i7 should be significantly faster ... not that it shouldn't be with this OC, but at least try it.

Also, try other games. It might just be that game is wacky.
 
UT3 utilizes 2 cores most of the time I read, so maybe going from an E6600 to a Core i7 just isn't that big a deal when it comes to UT3 :(

Sad panda :(
 
Pretty much anyone could have told you that SLI video-cards are gonna result in better FPS for gaming. or just a faster video-card in general.

I went SLI and I7 at the sametime and it resulted in about 200%+ performance of before (Q6600 @ 3.0ghz vs. 920 @ 4.0ghz and Single GTX260 vs. SLI)
 
Jospeh said:
I believe it is telling you: "Core i7 is not for gaming."
Anyway, what kind of frames where you getting before and what kind of frames are you getting now?
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Jospeh said:
Since it costs a fuckton. It's really good at other stuff but for gaming it is a minor upgrade. Why you are getting lower frames is beyond me. As suggested, have you tested other games?
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UT3 is a heavily CPU influenced game at high res. I would blame HT for this, though you could easily see if this is the issue by disabling it.
 
I tried it without HT, no difference at all.

saedrin said:
UT3 is a heavily CPU influenced game at high res. I would blame HT for this, though you could easily see if this is the issue by disabling it.
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I would disagree with this and say its big time GPU at high res.
 
I forgot to mention, I play at 2560 x 1600 res with 4x AA 16x AF and Ambient Occulusion on. That probably means I'm GPU limited with my single GTX 285 yes?
 
Silly question but I have to ask. Are you using the same OS installation? Did you reformat when you upgraded?
 
Did a format and clean install of course :) I think I'm GPU limited because of my super high resolution
 
Yeah, but if you're playing at the same settings using the same GPU, you shouldn't be getting lower FPS than you were with the C2D set-up, even if you are GPU-limited.
 
tried updating the game itself?

if you were GPU limited, it shouldn't influence FPS much higher or lower
 
FoxhoundOp said:
Yeah, but if you're playing at the same settings using the same GPU, you shouldn't be getting lower FPS than you were with the C2D set-up, even if you are GPU-limited.
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It's actually about the same, I forgot I had transparency AA turned off on my old rig. So I think I am GPU limited.

obobski, UT3 runs through steam so it's kept auto updated.
 
Compddd said:
It's actually about the same, I forgot I had transparency AA turned off on my old rig. So I think I am GPU limited.

obobski, UT3 runs through steam so it's kept auto updated.
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Sounds about right then.
 
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