Extremely Low performance - why!?!?!

NeptuneUK · 22 Dec 2006 at 01:47

Hiya, I have been experiencing unusually low performance in all my games for several months and I don't understand why.
eg : average 40fps in DoD : Source (went to a lan lounge today with a 6600gt getting a constant 90fps at same settings!!!! only had 1gb ram too.)
Overclocking doesn't help much.
Could it be the mobo???

Specs:
3ghz P4
2 X 1GB DDR2 corsair value 533mhz
Radeon X850XT
ASRock 775Twins-HDTV motherboard.

I am upgrading soon, but I would still like to pinpoint the issue to make sure it's not in vain. This is really frustrating. Steam support refuse to help me.

NeptuneUK · 22 Dec 2006 at 01:57

Idles at 41 - Arctic cooling
Turned thermal throttling off yesterday, first thing I thought of. hmmm :confused:

The board also claims to support Core 2 duo so I will be upgrading to the low end E6300. I hear of good overclocks with arctic!

: http://www.asrock.com/support/CPU_Support/show.asp?Model=775Twins-HDTV R2.0

NeptuneUK · 22 Dec 2006 at 02:02

Been occuring for months, I close AV off in games. Yeah Vsync is off.

no hope. It just doesnt make sense.
Scanned for spyware and viruses several days back , clean except for a cookie tracker thingy.

NeptuneUK · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:49

All games are affected, I just play source the most.
Like I said, I was in a lan lounge yesterday and I played DoD: S on the SAME SETTINGS with 90fps with a 6600gt system with 1gb ram on the net.
Thermal throttling is disabled, but my cpu runs cool (for a P4) anyway. Its at 42C at the moment and DoD: S is minimised.

edit: I am on an empty server with 40-60fps. No AA, Vsync off, HDR off.
Note the fact that im using an X850XT, framerates like that should be illegal!