Hi there, figured I'd come to Tom's after getting some great help building this PC a few years ago but I have become frustrated with the performance in my games.
Specs:
OS: Windows 7
MOBO: Gigabyte p35-ds3l (LGA775 socket)
CPU: Intel e4600
RAM: 2gb mushkin
GPU: ASUS RADEON EAH5770
I have become fed up with not being able to get decent framerates in games. For example, in Team Fortress 2 (running on 1920x1080 with everything else on low settings [no aa]) I can only squeeze about 25fps out during fights and 45fps otherwise. I suspect that my CPU is bottlenecking the GPU substantially so I have two options: Upgrade or OC. SC2 on medium-low settings in 4v4 games (around the mid-game) is horrible for framerate - I can't watch teamfights without lagging horribly. Even in Heroes of Newerth on medium-low settings, during 5v5 teamfights the framerate drop is noticeable.
The CPU runs at around 40C without load using a stock cooler.
My budget is around $200-$300 but of course I would like to see significant framerate gains.
The way I see it is I could stick with this LGA775 mobo or upgrade the mobo and processor (which would cost alot more i suspect).
I anxiously await your opinions
Specs:
OS: Windows 7
MOBO: Gigabyte p35-ds3l (LGA775 socket)
CPU: Intel e4600
RAM: 2gb mushkin
GPU: ASUS RADEON EAH5770
I have become fed up with not being able to get decent framerates in games. For example, in Team Fortress 2 (running on 1920x1080 with everything else on low settings [no aa]) I can only squeeze about 25fps out during fights and 45fps otherwise. I suspect that my CPU is bottlenecking the GPU substantially so I have two options: Upgrade or OC. SC2 on medium-low settings in 4v4 games (around the mid-game) is horrible for framerate - I can't watch teamfights without lagging horribly. Even in Heroes of Newerth on medium-low settings, during 5v5 teamfights the framerate drop is noticeable.
The CPU runs at around 40C without load using a stock cooler.
My budget is around $200-$300 but of course I would like to see significant framerate gains.
The way I see it is I could stick with this LGA775 mobo or upgrade the mobo and processor (which would cost alot more i suspect).
I anxiously await your opinions