Need Advice. 3d Vantage Benchmark inside.

[grizzy225]

Hey everyone, curious your opinions on the score. Whats the biggest bang for my buck to upgrade? I'm on a slim budget.


AMD Radeon HD 6850 video card 3DMark Vantage benchmark test score
Name

Description

Processor
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200
Processor clock 2500 MHz

Graphics Card
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Memory
1024 MB
Core clock
850 MHz
Memory clock
1055 MHz

Operating system
32-bit Windows 7 (6.1.7601)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-S2L

Memory
4096 MB
Module 1
2048 MB G.Skill 7 @ 400 MHz
Module 2
2048 MB G.Skill 7 @ 400 MHz

Hard drive model
250GB ST3250410AS ATA Device


3DMark Score
8843 3DMarks
Graphics Score
12896
CPU Score
4551
Jane Nash
37.85 FPS
New Calico
37.7 FPS

AI Test
591 operations/s
Physics Test
6 operations/s

Settings
Default settings used
Yes
Preset
Performance
Width
1280
Height
1024
MSAA
1
Texture Filtering
Optimal
Anisotropy
1
Texture Quality
Performance
Shader Quality
Performance
Shadow Shader Quality
Performance
Shadow Resolution Quality
Performance
Post Processing Scale
1:2
PPU Disabled
true
PPU Used
false
Disable Bloom
false
Disable Streaks
false
Disable Anamorphic Flare
false
Disable Lens Flare
false
Disable Lenticular Halo
false
Disable Motion Blur
false
Disable DOF
false
Disable Fog
false
Disable Color Noise
false
Flush On Low FPS
false
Fixed Framerate
false
GPU Count
1

 

[saint19]

The max CPU supported by you mobo is the Extreme QX9650 with BIOS F5, but you need compare price and performance. SB and SB mobos aren't so expensive and can be a better option.

Here is the CPU support list for your mobo: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2693#

 

[grizzy225]

Best answer selected by grizzy225.

 

[grizzy225]

Thanks for the help saint19.

 

[grizzy225]

After a bit of overclocking this is how much I've improved my scores

Processor
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200
Processor clock
3125 MHz

Graphics Card
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Memory
1024 MB
Core clock
850 MHz
Memory clock
1050 MHz

3DMark Score
9858 3DMarks
Graphics Score
13666
CPU Score
5369
Jane Nash
40.72 FPS
New Calico
39.32 FPS
AI Test
704 operations/s
Physics Test
8 operations/s

 

[saint19]

Nice one, with a good cooler and some time you can get a good overclock.