I just bought a EVGA GeForce 8800GTS for my older system, thinking it would be a step up from my 7600GT. It certainly should be, but it's almost running worse! Games such as Dark Messiah and FEAR have horrible stuttering problems as bad as when I had my 7600GT.
It'll be running about 60fps and then something starts loading whenever I turn a corner and it freezes up and the sound stops for a second or two.
I run Windows Vista 32 bit, don't know what this plays into my issues either, but it didn't run so great on XP either!
Simply put, which parts do I need to upgrade for the best results? CPU? RAM? Mobo?
I just want the stuttering to stop! Any advice is appreciated.
Specs are 450W Asys PSU, Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin Venice, ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 mobo, 1GB Corsair ValueSelect PC3200, Seagate 160GB SATA2 7200rpm
It'll be running about 60fps and then something starts loading whenever I turn a corner and it freezes up and the sound stops for a second or two.
I run Windows Vista 32 bit, don't know what this plays into my issues either, but it didn't run so great on XP either!
Simply put, which parts do I need to upgrade for the best results? CPU? RAM? Mobo?
I just want the stuttering to stop! Any advice is appreciated.
Specs are 450W Asys PSU, Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin Venice, ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 mobo, 1GB Corsair ValueSelect PC3200, Seagate 160GB SATA2 7200rpm