system -
k8n neo2 platinum (nforce 3)
2GB DDR ram
x1950 pro
I have the latest BIOS and MB drivers.
I just upgraded from an Athlon 64 3000+ to a 64x2 4400+. I'm not seeing much of a performance increase aside from what you would expect with the MHZ increase. The Bios and XP both recognize the dual cores but it's still my hunch that something's not configured right.
I'm only getting a score of 4,676 in 3dmark06 for instance which is a little less than half of what I've seen for similar systems? Infact 3Dmark 03, 05, and 06 all boosted only about 1000 points. (03 and 05 I might expect but 06 is multi-threaded from what I've read)
Bioshock is another example. I'm getting the same FPS, with all effects turned on, as with my old 3000+ an average of 20-30 fps. Infact when I turn off all visual effects I only get an average boost of 10 fps. This further leads me to think something's wrong with the CPU. I know my motherboard is a bit old but I doubt it's creating this kind of a bottleneck.
I followed all instructions in this thread - http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60416
Any suggestions? Would a reformat and fresh install make a difference? Thanks.
k8n neo2 platinum (nforce 3)
2GB DDR ram
x1950 pro
I have the latest BIOS and MB drivers.
I just upgraded from an Athlon 64 3000+ to a 64x2 4400+. I'm not seeing much of a performance increase aside from what you would expect with the MHZ increase. The Bios and XP both recognize the dual cores but it's still my hunch that something's not configured right.
I'm only getting a score of 4,676 in 3dmark06 for instance which is a little less than half of what I've seen for similar systems? Infact 3Dmark 03, 05, and 06 all boosted only about 1000 points. (03 and 05 I might expect but 06 is multi-threaded from what I've read)
Bioshock is another example. I'm getting the same FPS, with all effects turned on, as with my old 3000+ an average of 20-30 fps. Infact when I turn off all visual effects I only get an average boost of 10 fps. This further leads me to think something's wrong with the CPU. I know my motherboard is a bit old but I doubt it's creating this kind of a bottleneck.
I followed all instructions in this thread - http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60416
Any suggestions? Would a reformat and fresh install make a difference? Thanks.