I have had micro-stutter and subpar frame rates in most games since I built this machine. I am wondering if I should upgrade the motherboard and memory to newer AMD and keep my processor or if I should switch to Intel. Ideally, I would like to just get the max potential out of my 6970 for as little as possible.
System:
CPU: Phenom 965 BE
Mobo: Gigabyte MA770-UD3
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 2Gig
RAM: DDR2 800mhz (4 gigs)
SSD: Intel 40gig boot
HDD: 7200RPM WD
Sound: Asus Xonar STX PCI-E
Power: OCZ 600W
I really don't know what the source of the bottlenecking is. I have reformatted to try XP, Win7, and Win8 and it simply isn't nearly as fast as systems with lesser video cards running at identical screen resolutions.
I am debating getting a 770FX board and new memory or a 1155 board with new memory and a processor (if so, which mobo/processor combo is a good value? I know absolutely nothing about Intel).
I am sorry if this is the wrong board, but I figure since this is mobo-centric it would be appropriate. Thanks.
System:
CPU: Phenom 965 BE
Mobo: Gigabyte MA770-UD3
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 2Gig
RAM: DDR2 800mhz (4 gigs)
SSD: Intel 40gig boot
HDD: 7200RPM WD
Sound: Asus Xonar STX PCI-E
Power: OCZ 600W
I really don't know what the source of the bottlenecking is. I have reformatted to try XP, Win7, and Win8 and it simply isn't nearly as fast as systems with lesser video cards running at identical screen resolutions.
I am debating getting a 770FX board and new memory or a 1155 board with new memory and a processor (if so, which mobo/processor combo is a good value? I know absolutely nothing about Intel).
I am sorry if this is the wrong board, but I figure since this is mobo-centric it would be appropriate. Thanks.