New PC underperforming?

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TranquilRed

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My system:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 3.2GHz, 400MHz Bus
ABIT IP35 Pro
eVGA 7900 GS @ stock (previously overclocked, saw artifacting)
OCZ Reaper Series DDR2-800 PC2 6400 (dual channel, 1:1 FSB, 2.1v, 4-4-4-12-2T)

I run most games at 1280x1024 and see decent performance with all settings maximum (HL2 ~50, CS:S easily, TF2 at ~40FPS). I can do Crysis with a somewhat playable frames on medium, some high. As I felt it was underperforming, I acquired 3DMark06. Running the test at 1280x1024 without AA and Optimal Filtering landed me the following scores:
3DMark Score: 4888
SM2.0 Score: 1885
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 1852
CPU Score: 2860

Am I expecting too much from my system or should I really be scoring higher? If anything I expect to hear that my GPU is simply not up to par. Thanks for your help.
 
i cant see how it would be underperforming because those are some good specs right there. the 7900gs is "outdated" in now standards sort of because of the newer cards that came out. Crysis is a very demanding game so its not underperforming.
 
TranquilRed said:
Am I expecting too much from my system or should I really be scoring higher? If anything I expect to hear that my GPU is simply not up to par. Thanks for your help.
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You're expecting too much from your GPU (the rest of your system is fine, lol). It isn't up to par, as you suspect. Sell it for around $75 and pickup an HD3850, HD3870, or 8800GT instead.
 
Should I upgrade to the GT or the GTS? I don't know much about the 8800 cards. It seems that the GTS occupies the lowest 8800 tier, is that correct?
 
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