Hey guys, I've migrated my question from CPU forums to over here since I've found it to not be CPU related. Quickly in brief, JUST built a new computer on friday,
Antec 900 case
Intel Q6600
Zalman CNPS9700 Heatsink/Cooler
EVGA 8800GT KO
GA-P35-DS3R
4gigs Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
700 Watt OCZ PSU
500 WD Hard drive
So this is a HUGE upgrade from my past computer (3.2ghz Pentium 4, 6800GT AGP) but when I started playing things it wasn't any faster. After my 3Dmark06 test came up with 4389, I knew there was a problem. Initially I thought it was CPU, but the CPU score did well, and all 4 cores are recognized and running. Then I realized that it said my Link Width was 1x when it should be 16x on my PCI-E slot. So I'm pretty certain that since I'm getting such a low bandwidth, that it's killing my possible performance. So my questions for you include:
1) How can I determine if it's mobo vs. gpu (I do have all the up to date drivers for everything) and fix it
2) On the very first startup from being turned off, I get a blank screen and loud fan noise, but if I push the reset button, fan quiets down and then I get picture to pop up and everything is back to normal.
Thanks again for your help, I've just spent good coin on this computer and just want to see it working the way it should!
Antec 900 case
Intel Q6600
Zalman CNPS9700 Heatsink/Cooler
EVGA 8800GT KO
GA-P35-DS3R
4gigs Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
700 Watt OCZ PSU
500 WD Hard drive
So this is a HUGE upgrade from my past computer (3.2ghz Pentium 4, 6800GT AGP) but when I started playing things it wasn't any faster. After my 3Dmark06 test came up with 4389, I knew there was a problem. Initially I thought it was CPU, but the CPU score did well, and all 4 cores are recognized and running. Then I realized that it said my Link Width was 1x when it should be 16x on my PCI-E slot. So I'm pretty certain that since I'm getting such a low bandwidth, that it's killing my possible performance. So my questions for you include:
1) How can I determine if it's mobo vs. gpu (I do have all the up to date drivers for everything) and fix it
2) On the very first startup from being turned off, I get a blank screen and loud fan noise, but if I push the reset button, fan quiets down and then I get picture to pop up and everything is back to normal.
Thanks again for your help, I've just spent good coin on this computer and just want to see it working the way it should!