Hi all!
Asked a few questions on tomshardware before and have had wonderful help and answers, and coming to the pros again for some info.
I have recently upgraded my computer to be able to multibox diablo 3, however, im still having some sort of bottleneck issue.
I have a prebuilt dell originally a Inspiron i560.
I have upgraded the CPU from a dual core E5700 to a quad core Q9400.
I also have upgraded my video card from a Radeon 4600 series to a Radeon HD 6670.
I have 4 GB of 1066 mhz DDR3 RAM, 4 1 gig sticks.
The upgrades I have made blow my old components out of the water, literally going from 80% CPU usage and 100% GPU usage with one game open, to 60-70% CPU usage and 40-50% GPU usage with 3 games open.
However, when loading new areas in aforementioned game, the first 15-30 seconds, my fps drops TREMENDOUSLY, to the point of 1 to 1.5 second lockups, and running 2 to 10 frames per second the rest of the time.
During this period, monitoring my GPU and CPU usage never pass the above listed %s, so they are obviously not bottlenecking my computer.
Are there any other highly likely causes for this frame lag, or should I go ahead and upgrade my RAM to 8GB? ( Highest supported amount by the ancient mobo )
I am on a very limited budget after my recent upgrades, so if this doesnt sound like a RAM issue, Id like to investigate other possibilities to pinpoint the cause. Also, I am definately at beginner level of computer tech, although intermediate to advanced casual user, so please keep that in mind.
Thanks!
Edit - monitoring my RAM usage in task manager, there is always 0 free, although 500 mb to a gig AVAILABLE, from the way it lists it.
Asked a few questions on tomshardware before and have had wonderful help and answers, and coming to the pros again for some info.
I have recently upgraded my computer to be able to multibox diablo 3, however, im still having some sort of bottleneck issue.
I have a prebuilt dell originally a Inspiron i560.
I have upgraded the CPU from a dual core E5700 to a quad core Q9400.
I also have upgraded my video card from a Radeon 4600 series to a Radeon HD 6670.
I have 4 GB of 1066 mhz DDR3 RAM, 4 1 gig sticks.
The upgrades I have made blow my old components out of the water, literally going from 80% CPU usage and 100% GPU usage with one game open, to 60-70% CPU usage and 40-50% GPU usage with 3 games open.
However, when loading new areas in aforementioned game, the first 15-30 seconds, my fps drops TREMENDOUSLY, to the point of 1 to 1.5 second lockups, and running 2 to 10 frames per second the rest of the time.
During this period, monitoring my GPU and CPU usage never pass the above listed %s, so they are obviously not bottlenecking my computer.
Are there any other highly likely causes for this frame lag, or should I go ahead and upgrade my RAM to 8GB? ( Highest supported amount by the ancient mobo )
I am on a very limited budget after my recent upgrades, so if this doesnt sound like a RAM issue, Id like to investigate other possibilities to pinpoint the cause. Also, I am definately at beginner level of computer tech, although intermediate to advanced casual user, so please keep that in mind.
Thanks!
Edit - monitoring my RAM usage in task manager, there is always 0 free, although 500 mb to a gig AVAILABLE, from the way it lists it.