Try to keep the keep the criticism to a min please. I did not have the money to upgrade to a newer processor so I was attempting to save money using existing CPU and parts.
I bought a evga nforce 750i sli board and another gtx 260 for sli and 2 x 2 ddr2 Dual channel corsair xms2 performance ram. Unfortunately when I was finishing a degree my last computer quit working, and I did not have the time to build a system with 2 weeks of classes left so I bought a HP with the stupid pre-installed OS headache. In changing everything I lose my Vista resorting to win XP 32 bit. I know lots of people who don't work with on computers everyday love XP. Applications on XP were always crashing on me so I hated it. I ran Vista for 4 1/2 years without a reformat until recently when I wiped everything trying to remove a pretty nasty malware.
After finally getting everything patched I install MW2. Running at optimal settings I cap out at 85 but get some severe Frame drops at times.
System:
750i sli
850 w sli read corsair psu
Intel duo core 2 quad Q6600
4 gb dual channel (2 sticks) ram
2 x SATA hdd running in non raid. Board on XP requires floppy for raid setup
2 x GeForce gtx 260s (one is super clocked factory)
I'm running at 1900 x 1200. Yes I've searched the forums, and yes I can turn down the graphics to lower settings. I would have thought I'd get better performance with 2 cards with higher settings. I am running on a CRT though. Cuda is disabled and physX off.
I bought win7 64 bit today, but came here first before I break the seal. Should I upgrade to Win7? Swap to a LCD? Or do I have another option besides overclocking CPU or GPUs? I'm running it in an Antec 300 case with lots of fans so I should be able to overclock some. But would prefer not to.
I bought a evga nforce 750i sli board and another gtx 260 for sli and 2 x 2 ddr2 Dual channel corsair xms2 performance ram. Unfortunately when I was finishing a degree my last computer quit working, and I did not have the time to build a system with 2 weeks of classes left so I bought a HP with the stupid pre-installed OS headache. In changing everything I lose my Vista resorting to win XP 32 bit. I know lots of people who don't work with on computers everyday love XP. Applications on XP were always crashing on me so I hated it. I ran Vista for 4 1/2 years without a reformat until recently when I wiped everything trying to remove a pretty nasty malware.
After finally getting everything patched I install MW2. Running at optimal settings I cap out at 85 but get some severe Frame drops at times.
System:
750i sli
850 w sli read corsair psu
Intel duo core 2 quad Q6600
4 gb dual channel (2 sticks) ram
2 x SATA hdd running in non raid. Board on XP requires floppy for raid setup
2 x GeForce gtx 260s (one is super clocked factory)
I'm running at 1900 x 1200. Yes I've searched the forums, and yes I can turn down the graphics to lower settings. I would have thought I'd get better performance with 2 cards with higher settings. I am running on a CRT though. Cuda is disabled and physX off.
I bought win7 64 bit today, but came here first before I break the seal. Should I upgrade to Win7? Swap to a LCD? Or do I have another option besides overclocking CPU or GPUs? I'm running it in an Antec 300 case with lots of fans so I should be able to overclock some. But would prefer not to.
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