Tweaking

[gladwin]

So ive just gone and treated myself to a Asus Gtx 460 1gb to my original system of:

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.88 @ 3.90 Ghz
RAM: 4Gb DDR2 Kingston Hyper
PSU: Antec Arctic Cooler 750W
MOBO: Asus P5ql-E

Unfortunetly, playing games such as COD B.O, the FPS is more than fine, but it stutters and then partially freezes, just to come back again ... HELP D:

Any ideas would be brilliant =D

 

[T_T]

Have you tried lowering the display settings in the game? If the same probelm happens consistantly through any settings, then you likely have a bad card. I experienced a similar situation with my GPU. I sent mine back with an RMA, but unfortunately all that was reported back to me was that the card failed a routine test, so I have no idea what was wrong with it.

 

[gladwin]

it was doing similar with the old card in it .... Gtx 9800+ black edition .... but i wouldnt have thought it would have anything to do with the CPU .... maybe quad should be the next step ?

 

[T_T]

No, I don't think that the CPU is the problem. Have you tried using MemTest86+ on your RAM? Does the freezing happen consistently, like in the same area of the game or when trying to load something in the game?

 

[gladwin]

spontaniously to be honest ... il have to try that memtest, as my GPU is DDR5 ... will my DDR2 RAM effect this ?

 

[T_T]

No. There is no RAM compatability issue to worry about when it comes selecting a GPU. So long as you're using the correct architecture (PCI-E, AGP, etc.) you'll be fine.