Hi there,

I think the thread title covers it all. I recently bought an ASUS NV8800Gtx video card and I would like to know if everything is okay with it. I need you expertise

My configuration is:

Asus P5KC motherboard
Core 2 Duo E6750 CPU (running on 3.1 Ghz)
2x1 Gig Geil Value 800 RAMs
FSP Bluestorm 400W Power supply
and the above mentioned videocard.

Platform: Windows XP Service pack 2

So my problem is: after having paid a lot of money for this config I would like to know why am I getting lower framerates on particular benchmarks and games than those with almost the same rig.

3Dmark06: 11400 points

As I heard that is more or less okay, but when it comes to gaming I'm quite disillusioned. There are a couple of test on youtube, especially the ones by seahawk which show me that sg is not quite right here.

http://uk.youtube.com/results?sear [...] rch=Search

I compared a lot of games benchmark results with his rig and in every case I got fewer points. I'm not trying to compete with anyone but having paid a lot of cash for the gtx I would really love to know what is "holding it back"

Please help me, any comments on any part of my configuration is welcome.
Many thanks in advance

hmmm, for some reason i feel you should have gone for a better power supply with this rig. Im not 100% sure, but a low power supply maaaaaaay cause a slight reduction is performance. Personally i would have had a 500W or higher psu.

Appart from that its the usual stuff of checking your drivers and making sure they are the latest ones.

If you had an ATI card before this, you will need to make sure none of its files are left behind.

Defrag your hdd

virus scans, spyware scan...etc etc.

cant really think of anything else just now.

Thank you very much for your comment. This is an entirely new system, so there cannot be ati driver pieces left behind, and the hdd is good. I have the latest Nvidia forceware drivers.....
No viruses detected yet....

as in the other post, the only thing i can think of is power supply. Got any friends that be willing to lend a more powerfull one?

you may be better off just buying a new one, and sell this one you currently have.

Dude I cant believe you used that PSU and have not gotten a pop yet

They power supply may not be feeding your videocard enough power. Get a 500-600W psu and you problems should be gone.

Yeah... after spending that much money on a new system you don't want to go cheap on a PSU... You'll end up spending more money in the long run.

one thing to add.. besides the need for a power supply..

a lot of them bench's you see/read are done on very highly optimized systems. if your running with the plain jane normal windows load, with the expected added crap that windows as well as other applications add to the background processes, you will get lower results.

clean up the system (software wise) after a new ps and you will likely see a big improvement


ps.. my store stopped getting them supplies because of failures..

That card can peak at 165W! (that's nearly 14A) FSP are very good quality, but you are really pushing that PSU to its limit.

Mike.

The 3dmark06 score is high enough to justify that the GTX is running ok mid 11k is about right really... are you having problems in games?

Yes I do..... I mean game benchmarks. Doom3 timedemo 1 (I know it is old but still useable for benchm purposes) Fear performance test.
They run smoothly but at a much lower fps than expected.
Just for comparisonthese tests can be found on youtube, search for 8800 gtx benchmark)
Seahawk with a similar rig got 55 fps in doom3, I got 43

Fear test, on his config lowest fps in 1600x1200 is around 32
on my system it is 23 in 1280x1024!!!
(16x quality anti-aliasing enabled of course.)
I'm only curious because I recenty bought this new system, and I want high performance for the money. But it looks like I have to get a new PSU first......

Dude your PSU doesn't even meet the minumum recommended spec's for the 8800 GTX. My system as it is now is using 472 watts and I only have a 7800GTX and not even the 8800 GTX.

If your on a tight budget,check out this beautiful Thermaltake 500Watt PSU. Has nicely wrapped wires for good airflow (make sure your case is getting airflow, heat can and will steal frames off your game)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153052..

bottom line $35 AR, cant beat that with a stick for this type of quality and power.

PSU man, change it FAST

As other said : Change that PSU. 500W +
Try the Corsair HX520 or HX620. I got one and I'm perfectly happy with it but it's a lil bit ... ok quite expensive so if you find something else that can do the job for cheaper go for it ... as long as it's not a noname brand.

Don't forget about AMPS, there very important! Get a PSU with at least 30 amps on the 12v rail. Meaning on one 12v rail and not combind amps.