Building A New System, Advice?

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Basically my current system wont cut it on medieval 2, although i though it would.

but here is my current spec.

x2 3800
2gb corsair
8800gts 640mb
dfi expert sli
600 watt noise taker


here is what i am after from overclockers.

e6600 core 2 duo
dfi 975 motherboard
2 x 512 ddr2 corsair memory


but here is what i am unsure about!

will the upgrade be worth it? Is there a big difference in processor power between the e660 and x2 3800?

 

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Thats what i thought!!!!!! No, its not over clocked, strange eh?

i am limited to 4040 troops, after that severe lag. If i push 5000 troops i get about 10 FPS, and i am not exaggerating!

I have tried everything, i have tried disabling a core, and then tried amd`s optimisation!


Does anyone think it would be worth trying a single core processor?

 

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but ive read on the official forums of people getting excellent FPS, with a much lower system spec than me, and i have read a lot of problems with x2`s

 

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Yeh, so why the hell do i get terrible lag, and why am i limited to 4040 troops, while other people out there can surpass that on lower specs?

 

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no , i wasnt having a go at you there.


well someone just told me there

"I have a 3800+ X2 with 2GB of matched RAM and a 7600GT and run this game on Huge unit settings with maximum detail and the best textures, all with little or no problem. Try getting rid of shadows."

 

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Here is what i am thinking of going for

1 X INTEL CORE2DUO E6300 DUAL CORE RETAIL
2 X 512MB TEAM DDR 800 PC6400
1 X GIGABYTE 965P-S3 MOTHERBOARD


how does this compare to what i have?

1 x x2 3800
2 x 1gb corsair ddr 400
1 x dfi expert sli

 

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I have 1 80gb samsung sata II.

why wouldnt i see a performance boost? Specially if the e6300 out performs an x2?

 

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i re-installed my xp not that long ago, i`d say about 2 months ago.

 

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i have tried low settings aswell as high, something isnt right.