Gpu not performing

[SuperDuperMe]

HEy all i currently have a 3870 x2 but it feels to me like its not doing as well as it should.

I did have a 8800 gts 320mb and i have noticed a boost, but no way near as i expected.

Could the rest of my system be bottlenecking it?

Or could my pcie 1.0 slot be hampering its performance?

This is a benchmark i found

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ati-r680-rage-fury-maxx-2,1764-15.html

Im playing cod 4 on 1280 x 1024 and eveyrthing is maxed other than aa and af.

Despite what that benchmark says im not pulling off totally smooth play :/

Fallout 3 is another example, i have had it maxed out and it runs perfectly...when im walking in a straight line, but as soon as look around it seems very choppy.

As i said before is something bottlencking it (i think thats the right term) or am i not setting ccc properly as i dont understand the options in there?

 

[StrangleHold]

Well the 3870 X2 is not that much better then the 8800GTX. So going from a 8800GTS to a 3870 X2 is not going to be a huge difference.

 

[SuperDuperMe]

HWcompare led me to beleive other wise,

This is my old card, the 8800 gts and the 3870 x2 down from mine

http://www.hwcompare.com/4846/geforce-8800-gts-g80-320mb-vs-radeon-hd-3870-x2-512mb/

(iv put the 512mb on in here as that shows the game benchmarks)

To me that seems like a pretty hefty increase in performance.

My 3870 x2 is struggling with modern warfare 2 with all the eye candy on at 1280 x 768

Could it be something other than my card or are the benchmarks wrong?

I have bfbc2 and i get no way near that good of performance as hwmonitor suggests.

 

[tech savvy]

Well the 3870 X2 is not that much better then the 8800GTX. So going from a 8800GTS to a 3870 X2 is not going to be a huge difference.

3870x2 gets 16k in 3dmark06 (1280x1024), 8800gt gets about 11k.

HEy all i currently have a 3870 x2 but it feels to me like its not doing as well as it should.

I did have a 8800 gts 320mb and i have noticed a boost, but no way near as i expected.

Could the rest of my system be bottlenecking it?

Or could my pcie 1.0 slot be hampering its performance?

This is a benchmark i found

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ati-r680-rage-fury-maxx-2,1764-15.html

Im playing cod 4 on 1280 x 1024 and eveyrthing is maxed other than aa and af.

Despite what that benchmark says im not pulling off totally smooth play :/

Fallout 3 is another example, i have had it maxed out and it runs perfectly...when im walking in a straight line, but as soon as look around it seems very choppy.

As i said before is something bottlencking it (i think thats the right term) or am i not setting ccc properly as i dont understand the options in there?

It's probably your CPU. 2.4GHz is ok for everyday use, but for gaming it's recommended to have atleast a 3.0GHz