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8800Gtx - low fps
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what's your budget ? you're going to need a new mobo, cpu, ram.
So basing the besy low cost<>high performance solution:
P35 mobo @ £85
Quad 6600 @ £150
2GB DDR800 @ £47
You're looking at around £280 for a core system upgrade to make nice use of that GFX card you have really.
A cheaper C2D would also benefit greatly over the AMD.
So basing the besy low cost<>high performance solution:
P35 mobo @ £85
Quad 6600 @ £150
2GB DDR800 @ £47
You're looking at around £280 for a core system upgrade to make nice use of that GFX card you have really.
A cheaper C2D would also benefit greatly over the AMD.
From:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html
"AMD Dual-Core Optimizer - The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented. The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core processor systems, by periodically adjusting the core time-stamp-counters, so that they are synchronized."
Download: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/Setup.exe
There are more ways to deal with a problem without hurling cash at it mate.
Overclock the CPU for a start - most 3800X2's will do 2.6GHz with a freezer 64 Pro Aircooler (Thats FX 60 Speeds)
Also, what drivers are you using.
What BIOS?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html
"AMD Dual-Core Optimizer - The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented. The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core processor systems, by periodically adjusting the core time-stamp-counters, so that they are synchronized."
Download: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/Setup.exe
There are more ways to deal with a problem without hurling cash at it mate.
Overclock the CPU for a start - most 3800X2's will do 2.6GHz with a freezer 64 Pro Aircooler (Thats FX 60 Speeds)
Also, what drivers are you using.
What BIOS?
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I'd say mrk's advice is ideal build for you, most likely could make £100 back selling your old parts too.
£150 in my case
