CS:S and my gtx 260..

hey im getting gray hairs..
i just got my gtx 260 and when i run cs:s..i start from like fps 10..then the next second goes to like fps 190, and then the next second drops to like 10..this is very irritating, get me mad.

i kno is ridiculous that the game lags with a gtx 260, and i know there is a simple answer out there, but i dont know it

if any one out there can give me some advices on how to fix the fps deal, thx a lot.

here are my system specs:
CPU: amd 3.0ghz athlon 64x2 6000+
GPU: gtx 260
PSU: 650w
HDD: 250g sata/7200 rpm barracuda
MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131281
RAM: 4ghz G.skillz
MONITOR: 22" HDMI ASUS/1680x1050pixels/59hz

very very low like 10s then skips to tops 70s, then down to 10s
and even the 3dmarkscore is like 1000 overall

what overall fps on test video at start screen

how do you check the aa and af??
all i know is the settings are in low and medium, and hdr is full, and im running it with directx9

options video advanced

you are talking about counter strike?

which drivers are you using

TRY 178.24

180.xx betas are out , they work just as good as the whql drivers

If your 3dmark 06 score is 1000, you have a serious problem.

have you installed the drivers for your motherboard?
flashed the bios to the newest version?
made sure there was no thermal throttling of the cpu?
using the correct output setting (opengl vs directx vs software)?
cl_cmdrate / cl_updaterate @ 100, rate 20000, cl_rate 9999?
amd cpu drivers?

try all of those, come back with answers so we can help you better.

9250............ which slot are you incerting this card into. as the 9250 is a pci card.

make sure its the slot closest to the cpu.

asymetriccircle this a brand new system, custom, i just build it like a month ago, the 9250 was on another computer which still has it but i dont use it.

What brand is your PSU? If it aint namebrand, it brobably isn't providind the power you need.

roadrunner is an xclio psu 650w

how you test it?? i know it something in BIOS right?

roadrunner i was thinking and dont you think the motherboard could be affecting my system performerance???

okay the dram frequency is at 375.0 mhz/ 5.5.5.15

my card's bus interface is at pci-e x16 @ x16, and the bandwidth is 114.9 gb/s

Virus and adware scan please.

+1 for virus scan. Try re installing OS?

^Before re installing OS try SP3 and see.

People, FOCUS!

He's getting 1000 in 3d mark 06 with a 260.

Either:

Windows/DX is messed up
The PSU isn't putting out the juice
The card is faulty

One of these three.

dude an athlon 6000+ hell those are only like 3 yrs old