Sluggish performance issues

[Guest]

hi there i have a DELL PRECISION 450 WORKSTATION and ive been having slight problems with it .. aka sluggish video perfomance on the graphics card when i got it , it had the small 32mb 4 screen card in which wernt enough for what i wanted so i replaced it with a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS , now what the problem is .. that i get sluggish performance when it comes to moving one window over the other it leaves like copys of it behind like skatters .. not sure how to explain it .. Im not sure if the cards getting to hot .. ive added a image below for that and also a speedfan report .. as im not sure if it would be the old cpus? i was thinking about upgrading to the 3.6ghz 2mb cache Intel Xeons .. but not sure if its worth it? also seems to take a while loading programs which i think is the "old sluggish 512kb cache cpus"
thanks if you can help me solve this situation!


Here is a dxdiag report
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/31/2009, 21:40:24
Machine name: DESKTOPASH
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Precision WorkStation 450
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 448MB used, 4495MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 7600 GS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02E1&SUBSYS_21C319F1&REV_A2
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8585 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/30/2009 22:02:00, 5896320 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 4/30/2009 22:02:00, 8055584 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-41A1-11CF-C85B-C80103C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x02E1
SubSys ID: 0x21C319F1
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

dxdiag :

speedfan :

GFX 1 :

GFX 2 :

 

[Maziar]

Do u have the latest drivers installed ?

 

[njalterio]

At 46C your GPU is actually running pretty cool, especially it is in one of those poorly ventilated Dell cases. This may be an indicator of your GPU not being utilized as it should be. Make sure you install the drivers. Having jittery "windows" as you drag them is a textbook symptom of not having the graphics drivers installed.

 

[Guest]

Latest drivers are installed and i still have the problem .. Im not sure if its a cpu issue?

 

[njalterio]

If it was a CPU issue I would imagine you would get more pronounced errors (i.e. blue screens, etc.)

It's worth a look anyways though. Download prime 95 and see if you get any errors.

 

[Guest]

ok ill give it a go see if i come back with any problems

 

[Guest]

What selection should i choose on the program

 

[Guest]

i was not sure about that program but i tried another and got this

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Executing Intel(R) Linpack 32-bit mode...
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Linpack test results - Residual(norm) values
3.340030e-002
3.340030e-002
3.340030e-002
3.340030e-002
3.340030e-002
3.340030e-002
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Testing finished in 1705.937 seconds.
Tests passed: 6 out of 6 (100.000%)
Conclusion: Your PC has successfully passed Linpack testing.