I am unsure where to post this, but I've seen some other benchmark threads throughout Tom's. Anywho, I recently decided to upgrade my graphics card and power supply (to accomodate the new card) and I did not notice a significant gain in performance. I believe there is an issue within my system, and I would appreciate outside opinions. Here is my setup:
Mobo: Asus M2N32 SLI-Deluxe Wifi
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+ (stock, not overclocked) at 3.21 GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS2 (5-5-5-18) DDR2 800 (PC2-6400) (although recently it is showing 7.5GB usable, don't know how or why, used to show full 8GB)
HD: Western Digital Caviar 320GB (16MB cache)
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium
Lite-on DVD-RW Drive
Antec 900 Case
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
NEW: Graphics: BFG GeForce GTX 275 OC Edition - 896MB @ 448-bit - 648MHz core clock, 1440MHz Shader, 2304MHz effective mem clock
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 750W PSU - 4x+12V rails @ 25A each
OLD: Graphics: XFX GeForce 9600GT - 512MB @ 256-bit - stock settings
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU - 2x+12V rails @ 22A each
I have not run 3dMark06 with the old setup, but with the GTX 275 and the new 750W PSU, 3dMark showed me around 7100. This seems AWFULLY low compared to other systems with HALF as much ram, same graphics card, and same or similar CPU. I don't know what I should try and diagnose, but this is quite aggravating. All drivers are up to date, and I never get BSOD, so I do not believe my system is unstable, but perhaps something isn't correct. I do know that the GTX 275 should be supplied with sufficient power with both 6-pins connected as they are.
Any help? Thanks. Maybe people know of comparable systems? Like I said, a mark of 7100 overall seems very low with the graphics card and decently clocked CPU.
Mobo: Asus M2N32 SLI-Deluxe Wifi
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+ (stock, not overclocked) at 3.21 GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS2 (5-5-5-18) DDR2 800 (PC2-6400) (although recently it is showing 7.5GB usable, don't know how or why, used to show full 8GB)
HD: Western Digital Caviar 320GB (16MB cache)
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium
Lite-on DVD-RW Drive
Antec 900 Case
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
NEW: Graphics: BFG GeForce GTX 275 OC Edition - 896MB @ 448-bit - 648MHz core clock, 1440MHz Shader, 2304MHz effective mem clock
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 750W PSU - 4x+12V rails @ 25A each
OLD: Graphics: XFX GeForce 9600GT - 512MB @ 256-bit - stock settings
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU - 2x+12V rails @ 22A each
I have not run 3dMark06 with the old setup, but with the GTX 275 and the new 750W PSU, 3dMark showed me around 7100. This seems AWFULLY low compared to other systems with HALF as much ram, same graphics card, and same or similar CPU. I don't know what I should try and diagnose, but this is quite aggravating. All drivers are up to date, and I never get BSOD, so I do not believe my system is unstable, but perhaps something isn't correct. I do know that the GTX 275 should be supplied with sufficient power with both 6-pins connected as they are.
Any help? Thanks. Maybe people know of comparable systems? Like I said, a mark of 7100 overall seems very low with the graphics card and decently clocked CPU.