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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!
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!
This is what confirms it's a wind up
Hey I thought we're all friendly people here?
recieve
i before the e except for after c
I hope you didn't do A Level English...
A q6600 @ 3.6 will bottleneck a 5870 to an average of 80% gpu use across a selection of games.
Given that ONE 680 is twice as fast as a 5870, its clear to see where the problem lies.
Gulp. :/
Mine's on just over that.
If it's slight above 1.5V, then still it should be fine. However 1.6v is definitely a no,no imo.
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!
Why would that system have a 1200 w PSU in it?
You know the frequency of the ram but not the make?
You're full of BS
There was a maths error there, that lot adds up to £340 not £240.