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Computer performance processor related?

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Hey there, 1st post! :D

So last month I bought a new graphics card for my PC, a GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 card. I fitted it, and it's running way below it should (getting 40fps in CS:S with everything on medium dx9). At first I thought the card may be faulty, but the card is stable and runs fine, it just seems to struggle at times.

I thought I had a better processor than I actually had. The processor is a Intel Dual Core E2200. Could this be throttling my graphics card's performance? The PSU I have is a 500watt. Could this not be helping also?

Would upgrading to a E8400 help?

Cheers
Rich
 
well it is well known that CS:S is very cpu dependant so an upgrade will certainly help. However your frame rate seems very low. Should wait for another opinion.

Oh and welcome to OCUK.
 
The situation is quite odd.

An example is FarCry 2. I can run the game at everything on highest graphics and get an average of 20fps. However, if I turn everything down to low, I'll still get only 20fps. It's the same situation with CS:S and changing the graphics options.
 
2GB RAM, not sure on the mobo whilst I'm at work.

What would you reccommend upgrading to? E8200 seems like a good price for the cache size and clock speed. Also would it be worth waiting until after Christmas to buy due to prices dropping a bit or anything?
 
i would get an e8400, i was gonna get one of those but the company i got my PC off didnt have any
they are only £5 more thn the e8200 for the extra few OC ability n stuff
 
I would say something is wrong somewhere, Re-set the BIOS,and check your heatsinks etc. Make sure something isnt overheating. Turn off any CPU throttling things. What drivers/OS?
 
Defcon5 said:
I would say something is wrong somewhere, Re-set the BIOS,and check your heatsinks etc. Make sure something isnt overheating. Turn off any CPU throttling things. What drivers/OS?
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I'll have a play about later on. I've re-sat the card a few times and it's made no difference, and I've plugged card's power cables in properly. Could the PSU not be delivering enough power?

I also thought that the PCI-E slot might not be running at full speed, but I have no idea how to edit it. In Rivatuner it says it's running at x16, so I'm not sure.

The current drivers are the latest NVidia releases. After seeing I had problems I rolled back to 3 month old drivers, and after having the same problem I also tried the drivers that came with the card. All give me similar results.

What's strange is that no matter what video settings I run games on, I get the same FPS. I actually get worse FPS is I lower my graphics settings.

Cheers for your help guys, it's greatly appreciated
Rich

Edit: And it's XP Pro SP2, forgot to add that. Cheers!
 
Even with an E2200 and an 8800GT you should average well over 100fps in CSS with all settings maxed - probably closer to 200+.
 
Wouldn't get over 200+ constant but should certainly be seeing more than 40.

However, by changing the graphics options from high to low and getting same results would "in general" show a CPU bottleneck and not a graphical one.
 
i think its the game, i get the same problem on certain parts.. CSS is usually smooth for me but it can also dip down to 30-40's in some maps and depending how many players.
 
You need to overclock that CPU for it to be good for gaming, it will make a big difference. I had an e2180 and at 2.0ghz it wasn't much good but at 3.2ghz it was. I finally gave-in and got the E8500

ref the e8200, I wouln't get this just to save a few ££. If you do, you need to make sure you have good RAM. Clocked to 3.2ghz it will have you RAM running at 400mhz. Presuming you have pc6400, you will be relying on the RAM to overclock after this point
 
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