My cpu is being bottlenecked by my 7800gtx i think

[Ampz]

When I play games the graphics are perfect etc and my ping is great and I get good aquamark scores but when I play HL2 deathmatch it seems my cpu is being bottlenecked the mouse responds late etc cant spin around good/fleuently. No artifacts so far and my setup is 3700 san diago stock and 7800gtx OCed to 490 core 1300ram in fatal1ty an8 sli mb. Any opinions? Thanks!

 

[t33lo]

That cpu will most likely not bottleneck your system. I have the exact same one granted its overclocked, but have never had a problem with bottlenecking while being set at stock settings. I've had my gfx card oc'd on stock too and I didn't encounter any problems. If you were being bottlenecked, you'd notice it in your benchmark scores.
- Do you have mouse filter enabled in hl options? (dont know if this will help).
- Do you have wireless mouse?
- What fps do you get while playing and how many people are playing at a time?
- What is the temp your card gets under load?
- How much Ram do you have?

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[Guest]

Vsynch on?

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, MSI 6800Ultra stock, 2X30gig Raid0

 

[mpasternak]

sounds like something else, not either of the CPU or Vid Card.

i'm runnign a stock 37000+ and a stock 6800GT at 1600x1200 with 6x AA and 8 x AF and it runs fluidly above 70FPS virtually everywhere in Counterstrike.

sounds like something else is the problem

biggest culprit that people overlook in gaming, when there's a serious lag in controls is their mouse. often Wireless Mice produce a bad lag.

 

[Guest]

Agree with the mouse.... can you check the fps?
and how many background threads/programs, how much me is in use b4 you start the game?


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[Ned_Flanders]

If it is a delayed spin kind of thing do the following:

Install Coolbits,
Goto the driver settings, enhanced Direct X settings, and alter the Max frames to render ahead to 0

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[t33lo]

What does that max frames render ahead feature do? Should I just leave it at default if I dont' have any problems?

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