ok.. i need help...

Well, a month or so ago i built myself a new system....


Abit Fatality IN9 Board

OCZ 4gb kit

Q6600 2.4 OC @ 2.8

2x EVGA 8800gt 512mb cards

500gb hd

antec 900 case

Vista ultimate 64 bit edition


Ok my problem is in the graphics area.. i feel liek i am not getting what i should be, i have most updated drivers, (have tried the evga one and the one from nvidia site). I got the 3dmark program right, i figured sweet ill see some pretty good fps... well think again... it was horrible, i was getting 17 to 38 on most test.... that janes test.... it is soooo laggy its not even funny... i have my sli set up correct.. i just dont know what is the deal... i hope this website can help me out thanks

well i have battlefield 2 and battlefield 2142, LOTR BFME 2 and expansion soon COD4, its just that, shouldnt i be getting higher FPS in that 3dmark if i get higher in games??? its just a bit confusing, oh and if u dont mind putting a link to charts? this is my first time on this site, it would be very appreciated thanks

whats ur psu?

i have a 650 watt psu max output is 750 watts, ill tell u my scores later on today

it is a logisys , and the resolutions for games or screen resolution

my screen resolution for screen is 1280 x 1024 and games i play at same resolution

12v1:22A
12V2:22A
12V : 1A

22A is the minimum for the 8800GT, I believe, and you do have two rails for them, but since your PSU is of questionable quality, it could still very well be the problem.

Even with enough power, though, those 8800GT's won't even break a sweat gaming at 1280x1024. Turn up AA/AF all the way and see what happens.

And, to mouse, i never said it was limited to 1920x1200. Though, the performance boost from SLI will be greater at the higher res.

@sambo601, do NOT cheap out on the PSU, your GT's deserve the best.

@frozen, your comment, by stating a resolution, gives the impression that SLI only works on the higher res and more expensive (harder to come by for some) monitors, no offence meant.

This topic is for discussion of helping sambo601 not discussion of PSU. I personally dont have an answer to sambo601's question;however, I am very positive that your PSU isn't the problem. I've seen people in this forum run higher Nvidia card in SLi with lower power supply than your PSU. Take these comments with a grain of salt because I dont want you to spend $XXX and nothing would improve.

ps: your PSU is an average PSU, so unless you got the faulty one than there should be something else that causes it.

what modo do u have?

thanks for all your help everyone, I am convinced that it is not the psu and it is the monitor, you all have helped me in one way or another, I thank you so much