How can I tell i my GFX card is restricted by the CPU

[bluesouljah]

Hi,

I currently have a HIS X850 PTE AGP card and don't really want to upgrade to PCIe yet. The processor is a Winchester 3000 (at stock) and I have 1 Gig of Corsair XMS RAM. Does this mean that the GFX card is restricted by the Processor? I have just bought an AMD X2 4600 and another Gig of RAM. I was wondering if the GFX card will fare better after the upgrade or whether its as good as it gets? I only play games at a Res of 1024x768.

Cheers,

BlueSoulJah

 

[bluesouljah]

Cool, thanks for the reply, so I guess run 3dMark05 prior to upgrade and then after the upgrade is the best way to find out.

 

[bluesouljah]

I used to have a nice 21" CRT monitor, that gave up the ghost and I was offered a very cheap TFT. I was skint and it was on offer, so I went for it. That seems the most acceptable res for that monitor viewingwise.

I have already bought the parts. The 4600 arrived today and the RAM should come tomorrow. I upgraded it about 2 years ago, so its served me well. I just did this as a cheap upgrade to last about a year and then see what Vista is all about, although I'm not so impressed with it so far.

I don't play many games on the PC since getting my 360, but I noticed on Prey that it seemed to be almost refreshing the screen at the top, and the system hits recommended spec. Hence the question, really.

Cheers,

BlueSoulJah

 

[bluesouljah]

OKay, so I ran 35mark05 with the Winchester straight after a reboot and the result was 6375. I put in the AMD 4600 and set the driver and stuff up and put on the optimiser. The result this time was 6654. I get the RAM tomorrow and will rerun. Guess it is restricted?

 

[bluesouljah]

I would have thought 300 points difference might point to a restriction.