amd 6000 x2 is slower then my p4!!

Hi all

I've just got my dual amd and i was planning to do some casual gaming.
I do not intend to run crysis @ 1920x - that certainly is not my aim, but I do wish to play @ 1024 / or 1280x smoothly enough, reaching about 50-60fps

according to various benchmarking i've seen trough google's site and Tom's Hrd. I can say that my specs should run today's games at med settings smoothly

My full specs are
dual boot xp 32/64bit
amd 6000 x2 on an asus m2n-vm2 hdmi
4gb ram 800mhz (2+2 in pair)
geforce 8800gts 640mb (msi)
650w ez-cool psu
80gb+80gb HD ATA100
latest directx 9.0c (aug ver)
latest nvidia drivers (ver 178-something; sorry forgot the exact number but just dl today from nvidia.com)


My biggest problem is that whatever I set up the game to run, be it 1680x full details, or 640 LOWEST details I get almost the same frame rate...that is about 20FPS.

Actually the game starts out pretty fast (varying around 100FPS, and even faster for lower res settings) but then drastically drops to 20 or so; keeps on playing at an average of 20fps and then boosts the speed ridicuolousy (its gets way smooth but too fast - as if you're Fastforwarding and slowmotioning a vcr/dvd)

in few words its simply stupid and its obvious there's something wrong...problem is...what is

I tried fiddling w/ nvidias settings to overriding the games settings.
I tried setting it to Performance over quality
I also changed the maximum pre-rendered frames...

but no big changes...it still plays weirdly

pls i need help

(Playing Grid on my 2.4ghz p4 gives me a steady FPS of 30fps with moderate settings)

if the game starts fast, and then goes slow - have you checked to make sure your heatsink is on correctly for your processer? they tend to throttle performance in the event that they overheat to avoid damage

Had the same problem with my e2140 found out my pc overheated ran scorching hot at full load so the processor slow down to protect it self. Check the heat sink do some encoding while monitoring the temps. Like teaser said get the amd dual core patch.

does it only suck when you're trying to play crysis?

why are you playing crysis? don't believe the hype... crysis is one of the most generic, over rated games ever made... pure trash.

(sorry but somehow i cant edit my own post)

**THE GAME I'M REFERRING TO IS RACE DRIVER GRID**

thanks

lol forgot half of the message , why did it delete it .. oh well .
I had simular problems with AMD processors , after a lot checking etc online , i couldnt find much else as that most application and gameas are developed for intell , and that AMD cant do anything more as to try to adjust their processors to be as much compatible as they can with intell.
but anyhow , do check your mainboard drivers, probly the problem lays there , as your main board drivers steer your processor and any busses, sli, cards etc and anything related to speed etc on your motherobard whats connected .
Look online for updates at your manufactories website and do send the main board manufacturer an request for help , hope this helps u out

i tried both 32 and 64bit

32 is hopeless
64 is even more desperate

i checked for both viruses and / or spyware but was not the case (besides it fresh install w/ no internet connection)

it's prolly the cpu as i took to the stores and tried both another vcard and psu and remained the same

well the problem was the mainboard
if its faulty or not do not know as in windows it worked 'fine'

but at least i got it changed as it was under warranty

now i'm scoring like 9000 in 3dmark
is that any good?

thats just FUNNY ,

ive got a 6000+ x2 with 4gig ddr2 800 . and i run cod4 maxed out on 1280x1024 with x2AA or x24 AA if i want to be silly . and i get constant 140-200 fps (depends on the map) keep that in mind... . LOL , i dont even have dual core optimizer patch installed .

since xp 32bit licks bum, i dont really care atm until windows 7 arrives. i touched vista and formatted and washed my hands afterwards. was disgusted


i sense some fault with the heatsink..... or some bios setting perhaps? lol i have this feeling it might be underclocked

So is your problem resolved? I hope you use a good program to test your CPU temp because the throttle would explain it.