Hello, this thread concerns the Dell XPS 410 that I purchased a few months ago. These are the specs:
Windows Vista 32-bit
Dell DXP061
GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (stock)
E6600 Core 2 Duo (stock)
2GB DDR-SDRAM
309GB HDD 7200RPM
Dell WFP2007, 20.1" monitor @ 1680x1050
All of the drivers are up-to-date. My machine, AFAIK, is completely virus and spyware-free.
After being reasonably satisfied with the gaming performance increase over my previous computer (AMD XP 2400+, 6800GT, 1GB Ram...), I was told by several peeps on another forum that I should really be getting more out of my system, even if it is running Vista. So, my question is: Is my computer truly not performing as well as it should? It's totally cool if the vast majority of you say no, I just got curious after those guys on the other forum told me about it. Here's some info about my framerate and stuff in CS:S, TF2, etc.:
Note: I play all of my source engine-based games on maximum settings.
-Avg. FPS on Stress Test: 152.02
-Typical Framerate in CS:S: anywhere from 50 to 90; it usually hangs around 70.
-Typical Framerate in TF2: anywhere from 30-70; it usually hangs around 40.
-In the Crysis MP Beta, having everything on "high" was unplayable, but it seemed pretty smooth with medium settings.
-In BioShock, I don't know the actual framerate, but I've never really noticed any slowdown. This is with every setting maxed.
-And I might as well throw this out there: 3dMark06 score was 9456. This was the trial/limited version.
Also, my 8800GTX's temps while playing a game are around 78-80°C if that means anything.
So, thoughts? Comments? Opinions? Suggestions? I'd appreciate any of those
Windows Vista 32-bit
Dell DXP061
GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (stock)
E6600 Core 2 Duo (stock)
2GB DDR-SDRAM
309GB HDD 7200RPM
Dell WFP2007, 20.1" monitor @ 1680x1050
All of the drivers are up-to-date. My machine, AFAIK, is completely virus and spyware-free.
After being reasonably satisfied with the gaming performance increase over my previous computer (AMD XP 2400+, 6800GT, 1GB Ram...), I was told by several peeps on another forum that I should really be getting more out of my system, even if it is running Vista. So, my question is: Is my computer truly not performing as well as it should? It's totally cool if the vast majority of you say no, I just got curious after those guys on the other forum told me about it. Here's some info about my framerate and stuff in CS:S, TF2, etc.:
Note: I play all of my source engine-based games on maximum settings.
-Avg. FPS on Stress Test: 152.02
-Typical Framerate in CS:S: anywhere from 50 to 90; it usually hangs around 70.
-Typical Framerate in TF2: anywhere from 30-70; it usually hangs around 40.
-In the Crysis MP Beta, having everything on "high" was unplayable, but it seemed pretty smooth with medium settings.
-In BioShock, I don't know the actual framerate, but I've never really noticed any slowdown. This is with every setting maxed.
-And I might as well throw this out there: 3dMark06 score was 9456. This was the trial/limited version.
Also, my 8800GTX's temps while playing a game are around 78-80°C if that means anything.
So, thoughts? Comments? Opinions? Suggestions? I'd appreciate any of those