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nkirad   10-05-2008 at 09:51:37 AM

Hello,

I am new here and this is my first post.....
My system is home built.......Config

Processor: - Intel Quad Core Q6600 (Running Stock)
Motherboard: - ASUS P5B-Deluxe
Ram: - DDR2 667 MHz 1 GB
GFX: - MSI Radeon HD4870 512mb DDR5 Ram (Over Clocked Edition)
PSU: - 600watts
HDD: - 160GB SATA 2(But its jumper is set to run at less than 3 Gb/sec)
OS: - WinXP Prof SP3
ATI Catalyst: - 8.9

I know that i need to increase the ram.....4GB DDR2 800 is planned.
I will also remove the HDD jumper so that it runs at 3 Gb/sec.

Is there any other thing that is bottlenecking my system?

Also is the winxp version of Dx10 worth installing? Will i get any performance benifits?

I am able to play Half Life 2 on max setting with (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)

Also i was considering changing my mobo to P45 or X48 based mobo, is it worth it considering the launching of x58 chipset?

Please advice,

Niranjan

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nkirad   10-05-2008 at 10:02:36 AM
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I Just downloaded 3DMark06 Build 110, will post the score as soon as possible.

Thanks

Niranjan

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nkirad   10-05-2008 at 12:17:04 PM
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3DMark 06 Build110 gave a score of 12583...

Is this score low? Any suggetions?

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Sucz   10-05-2008 at 12:31:05 PM
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Its low, mine hd4850 gives result of 12900... And i didnt overclocked it nor cpu

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nkirad   10-06-2008 at 07:55:14 AM
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Hi,

I did a some tweaking with ASUS AI Suite and the score was 13568..... so guess the cpu is the bottleneck....

Any Advice?

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Sucz   10-06-2008 at 04:23:35 PM
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Overclock cpu to over 3ghz and it will be fine. Box cooler is enough, you dont have to change it

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