Hi y'all!
Earlier, I was running an intel Cor2Qad@2.33Ghz, GTS250 1gb, 4gb ddr2 RAM, 500gb HDD, 1024x768 res. I had Norton Antivirus. I was really kicked with the performance (having upgraded from a 9400GT). The games were all running smooooth (CODMW 1&2, BFBC2, Metro 2033, Batman AA, etc)
I upgraded my rig to the present specs (see signature). Somehow, I'm not truly happy with the performance for the following reasons:
1. Game lags slightly in Medal of Honour 2010, CODMW1, BFBC2
2. NFS Hot Pursuit shows artifacts but only when driving at full speed
3. L4D2 problems with connecting to servers, wasn't there in the earlier rig
Note: The artifacting is 'only' in NFS:HP. Both Crysis games run perfectly at max settings, so I'm assuming the GPU is alright and there's some interference by the anti-virus software, which I believe happens sometimes. See for eg: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/109192-13-start-strange
My question therefore, will switching to Norton 2011 help? I know it does slow down the rig, but I'm assuming again that my rig is fast enough and shouldn't get bottlenecked. I've kinda always liked Norton, despite the critics.
Views??
Earlier, I was running an intel Cor2Qad@2.33Ghz, GTS250 1gb, 4gb ddr2 RAM, 500gb HDD, 1024x768 res. I had Norton Antivirus. I was really kicked with the performance (having upgraded from a 9400GT). The games were all running smooooth (CODMW 1&2, BFBC2, Metro 2033, Batman AA, etc)
I upgraded my rig to the present specs (see signature). Somehow, I'm not truly happy with the performance for the following reasons:
1. Game lags slightly in Medal of Honour 2010, CODMW1, BFBC2
2. NFS Hot Pursuit shows artifacts but only when driving at full speed
3. L4D2 problems with connecting to servers, wasn't there in the earlier rig
Note: The artifacting is 'only' in NFS:HP. Both Crysis games run perfectly at max settings, so I'm assuming the GPU is alright and there's some interference by the anti-virus software, which I believe happens sometimes. See for eg: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/109192-13-start-strange
My question therefore, will switching to Norton 2011 help? I know it does slow down the rig, but I'm assuming again that my rig is fast enough and shouldn't get bottlenecked. I've kinda always liked Norton, despite the critics.
Views??