5770 40fps cpu bottle neck?

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Hey guys,

I decided to do one last upgrade on my old and dying gaming rig. It's got a DualCore Intel Pentium D 820, 2800 MHz (14 x 200) and 3072 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM). I basicaly repeated the test found Here. While they got 60 FPS @ 1920X1200 on ultra high I got <benchmark>
<average min_fps="19.959843" av_fps="24.692440" min_fps_ms="50.100594" av_fps_ms="40.498226" />.

So is it my lack of DD3 and quad core holding me back 40 frames? Or am I missing something?

Thanks,
Levi
 



Its not really about the Quad or DDR3, your CPU Is holding you back full stop.

Mactronix
 

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CPU-Z 1.45 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name Intel Pentium D 820
Code Name SmithField
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping F.4.7
Extended Family/Model F.4
Core Stepping B0
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2793.1 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 14.0 x 199.5 MHz
Rated Bus speed 798.0 MHz
Stock frequency 2800 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache (per processor) 2 x 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel i945P/PL/G/GZ rev. 00
Southbridge Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev. A1
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 3072 MBytes
Memory Frequency 266.0 MHz (3:4)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 4.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 16 clocks
System
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Name Dell DXP051
System S/N D3412B1
Mainboard Vendor Dell Inc.
Mainboard Model 0FJ030
BIOS Vendor Dell Inc.
BIOS Version A07
BIOS Date 01/08/2007
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 512 MBytes, Samsung
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Nanya Technology
Module 3 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 512 MBytes, Samsung
Module 4 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Nanya Technology
 

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I have a faster set of g-skill laying around. I should probably put that in. Yeah I have been telling my self since last year I was going to upgrade but with the new usb and sata standard I kept putting it off, then yesterday for valentines day my girlfriend was like you haven't bought anything for your computer in a long time, so I decided I would do one more upgrade to this old computer before getting a new one. So my girlfriend totally bought me a 5770 =)
 

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This is the cheapest quad core I can find. Do you think this is compatible with my system and will help me gain the 40 frames I'm missing? Could I coast another 2 years on this system until I completely buy a new one?

Thanks for every ones help. I'm in a hurry to figure this out in case I need to return the 5770.
 

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true but when is the last time they updated that page? I don't think core 2 duo's were out when this pc came out.
 

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Thanks =(, Damn dell, I bet all it would take is a bios update too =(,

Okay people should I start a new topic? Because now I need a new platform on the cheap =( or just return the card.