upgraded my video card 7900gs->8800gt; worse performance

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turboxchaz

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So I just installed my newly received 8800gt. i used to use 7900gs.
now i load up my usual game and for some odd reason i seem to load slower. at first this happened and i thought maybe the computer was getting used to it...

but i load up several times and see that it has gotten slower. nothing in my computer changed besides a new mouse and new 8800gt.

For example: When I change maps or go to the loading screen, it takes about 5 seconds longer than when I used to have 7900GS.

any tips ?

ps; then i thought maybe i have to upgrade my ram and processor to something that is as good as my 8800gt. but then again i dont think thats right. and i already tried uninstalling previous drivers but for some reason it doesn't work (maybe i should do it again in case)

AMD Athlon X2 4800+ 2.51 GHz
eVGA nForce 590 SLI
2x 1GB G.Skill DDR2 800 RAM
e-GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
 
4 things you need to do:
  1. Make sure all old NVidia software is off
  2. Install drivers from the CD that came with your new card
  3. Do windows updates/ get on nvidea's website and get the latest drivers
  4. Update your BIOS
It is possible that a certain game may have been made for your old card and does not support your new one well, though I don't think that would account for the speed.
 
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