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gunny_69   05-26-2008 at 11:23:39 PM

I`m going mad here guys i have

P4 3.4 HT processor
2GB ddr2
1000w psu
ATI 3870 512mb GDDDR4

My frame rate is so bad on FFOW and BF2 its really jerky, can i pep this up a bit ?

According to FRAPS i am getting 15-35 fps at 1360x768, it should run better than this i think, please help.


My previous card was a 2600xt and was no better or worse in preformance.


Message edited by gunny_69 on 05-26-2008 at 11:28:46 PM
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rawsteel   05-26-2008 at 11:41:47 PM
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it can be your processor bottlenecking your system

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Nik_I   05-26-2008 at 11:53:19 PM
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i'm going to say it's your cpu. regardless of the clock speed a pentium 4 is going to severely limit any high end gpu.

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gunny_69   05-27-2008 at 12:57:43 AM
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Thanks for the feedback guys, i think it may be quad core time :)

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pat   05-27-2008 at 01:16:42 AM
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I would check and clean the heat sink, as well as using new thermal paste.

Your CPU might be overheating, causing it to throttle down it speed to keep temp as low as it can, reducing at the same time, its performance.

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gunny_69   05-27-2008 at 01:37:57 AM
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Well the CPU temp only peaks at 60-65 so i guess this 3 year old CPU just can`t cut the mustard anymore :(


Message edited by gunny_69 on 05-27-2008 at 01:50:44 AM
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pat   05-27-2008 at 03:00:28 AM
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during gaming, it may go higher.. download throttlewatch (use google) and check it.

Your CPU should be better than what you get.

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