GTX680 Low FPS?

[robotdinosaur]

Hi all,

You'll have to excuse my limited knowledge on computer hardware but I'm hoping you will be able to help me out.

My computer is about 3 years old and due to passing my exams my parents have treated me to 2 new evga gtx680 graphics cards to upgrade my system. I've managed to install them all fine etc except im getting really poor results for some reason and I can't figure out why?

On Battlefield 3 I'm getting around 10-20fps on high settings and ultra is totally unplayable. A friend told me to run 3DMark Vantage to see what score I got and it was 11,021 which I'm not sure is good or bad?

I'm starting to wonder if my new graphics cards are faulty and wondering if I should return them or not? All my drivers and windows are fully up to date so any help would be much appreciated.

My system is:

CPU: Intel Q6600 2.40 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS P5N-D LGA775
RAM: 2GB 1333MHz (Unsure of brand)
Graphics: 2x EVGA GTX680
PSU: Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W
Case: Antec 1200
OS: Windows 7 Home Edition 64-bit

Many thanks in advance!

 

[robotdinosaur]

Thank you for all the replies I didn't expect so many when I came back on. Some great advice that is appreciated!

I have removed 1 card from my system and thought I'd have a go at overclocking my cpu like Sin Chase recommended. My first time really modifying anything like this so I asked a friend to help with it.

We followed a guide on the internet and changed the voltage in the bios. I wanted it to be as quick as possible so we tried changing it from 1.2v to 2.0v but then when it restarted nothing happened. Then we noticed a small amount of smoke coming out by the cpu and it turns out you can't really go that high!

So now I need a new cpu anyway so I'm going to sell 1 graphics card and do what you kind people have advised with new motherboard, cpu and RAM. Most likely go with recommended intel i5!

 

[robotdinosaur]

Well it seems I've stepped on some peoples toes here or something. I created an account on this forum to ask for genuine advice on upgrading an old system, and instead I'm getting abuse. I've already been bullied enough throughout my life and I certainly did not expect to receive these kind of replies.

However, thank you to the people who did help - it has helped me big time and the parts are now on order. I will certainly be avoiding more modifying as I don't think it's a good idea for someone with my knowledge!

 

[robotdinosaur]

i before the e except for after c

I hope you didn't do A Level English...

You must be the spelling police. Updated just for you