2.21gHz Phenom 9500 slowing down my GTX 295?

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Last response: May 22, 2010 10:01 PM in CPUs

Shadowsken

May 22, 2010 9:26:49 PM

Hi guys, I was just wondering if my processor could be slowing down my graphics... been getting some strange FPS in Source engine games (seems to peak at 40FPS, and jitters a lot). Also any high speed scripting involved in things like Supreme Commander and Far Cry (explosions etc.) seem to really lag up my game.

Some specs:
700W OCZ gameXstream PSU
AMD Phenom X4 9500 @ 2.21gHz
ASUS M3N-HT 780a Mobo
XFX nVidia GTX 295
Seagate Barracuda 500GB
4GB Corsair RAM (can't remember exact model)
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)

Any help or suggestions for upgrades appreciated

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Shadowsken

May 22, 2010 9:37:00 PM

Tell me about it, it burnt through the last lot of silver thermic paste I put on it though, so probably time for an upgrade... Cheers

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loneninja

CPUs Master

May 22, 2010 9:37:40 PM

Do you have the TLB error patch fix enabled in your BIOS? That alone reduces performance of the B2 Phenoms by a good 10-15%. The low clock speed and slower architecture of Phenom aren't helping either.