New Computer Doesnt Seem Too Powerfull...

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 00:22

Hi this.. i just got this spec,

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2
2GB Dual Channel Ram
Radeon X1300 Series

I got this pc but it doesnt seem very powerfull..

My last specs were;

AMD Athlon 3000+
512 mb ram
Radeon 9600 SE!!!

Well i play COD multiplayer a lot and my FPS on my old system was around 90...

But on this new system i can get up to around 240 fps stable but normally just around 150 fps on all low graphics...

Is this normal? or doesnt COD2 use both cores of the processor?

Im not very good with computers incase u havnt noticed

Thanks

Sam

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 00:42

No i didnt do a fresh install... i did install some drivers for the CPU but it seems like something is wrong... its driving me crazy... its not even just in games... the computer just doesnt seem to peform as well as i thought it would... going from the pc i had to this pc isnt much differant 30% increase is all i see to be honest.

And about dual core not being effective in games... i think that is because only some games support dual core at the moment... and the rest just use one core :'(

EDIT: So maybe a new graphics card is in order? any suggestions also... ill probably buy second hand... maybe i should think about overclocking also?

Sam.

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 20:06

squiffy said:
Does Task Manager look like this?

or like this?

Mine looks like the second 1, So you guys think its best to get a new graphics card? i dont have a budget for a graphics card.. i just basically cant get 1 untill i get paid

Is there any chance that a GPU as powerfull as a X1950Pro will be bottlenecked by my CPU?

Thanks for the replys guys,

Sam.

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 21:11

Maybe i need to get a good CPU fan then and try overclocking my CPU a little (Never overclocked before).

Im scared :scareface:

Haha i hope i dont blow anything if i do decide to overclock.

I dont want to overclock much anyway, just enough to notice a nice speed increase.

Sam.

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 21:45

I think the ram is just crappy value ram..

But will it still be enough?

luckypapyrussam · 25 Jan 2007 at 22:29

I see... pay day tomoro so maybe next week i might have around 80-120 for a new GPU

Thanks lads.

luckypapyrussam · 26 Jan 2007 at 19:57

How do you know i have the wrong drivers for everything?

If it is needed i will do a fresh install...

But i want to make sure first because i have a lot installed

Sam.

luckypapyrussam · 26 Jan 2007 at 21:30

Im not using the HDD from my old pc, this is a new pc and the OS was installed when i got it.