Videocard (possibly PC) underperformance

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Mhiero

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Heres the story. My PC simply isnt performing in games as it should. All temps are normal, my PSU is powerful enough 9enough wattage and enough amps on the 12v rail). I have tried updating my mobos BIOS, switching drivers and getting the latest .NET framework. It has barely helped. Instead of getting 30-40 FPS in CSS played on 1680x1050 high settings 4x AA 8xAF, I get 50-60, and in some places, up to 80 or 90, as it should be.

This isnt just CSS, its virtually all games. I think theres a bottleneck somewhere in my system, there just has to be.

My specs are as follows.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (stock)
1 Gig PC 3200 RAM
X1800XT 512mb (stock)
Asus A8N SLI deluxe mobo (dont tell me its a conflict w/ my card n mobo, cuz I know people who run this system w/ no problems. my friends 7900GT has the same problem in my system as well)
160GB WD caviar HDD (70% unused)
450w OCZ Modstream PSU w/ 26a on the 12v rail


does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? ive seen this problem before on other forums, but ive never seen the solution.
 
Reformat usually solves my problems. The only time i experienced an issue like this is when DC3Pro forgot to delete parts of leftover NV drivers, so I reformatted and everything was dandy.
 
I've noticed different versions of drivers are faster or more stable then others (both ati and nvidia), maybe try installing some older drivers. If the speed in gaming used to be higher then it is now then yes I have to agree with the previous posting that a reinstalling of Windows could be a good and low cost option. As others have mentioned in other postings on this forum..moving to a core2duo you'll see a huge increase in fps. I most often play CSS or COD2 and have seen 2-3x performace increase in the minimum fps since upgrading to a c2d from an overclocked pentuim d.

Good luck
 
update: well, I tweaked a few settings in my BIOS and changed from CAT 7.1 to cat 6.12 and I noticed much more consistent FPS, not too much higher than it is now, but more stable, as in it doesnt take such big dips.


I do believe like the above poster said, taht I need to get myself a new processor, Im thinking about ordering myself an AMD 64 X2 4200+ today to replace my old 3500+. that should increase performance quite a bit I imagine
 
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