System specs:
Q6600 running at stock
2GB Memory DDR2-667 (probably generic considering the computer's an HP)
Visiontek HD2600XT GDDR3 512MB
~300GB HD
Vista Home premium 32
I've played 3 games so far, Warrock, Perfect World and America's Army. People with similar systems to mine are getting 60-90 fps in america's army while I was getting 30-60 so I thought something was wrong. I decided to download tune up, ccleaner, tweakvista and perfectdisk to optimize my system. I didn't notice any performance increase so I decided to download 3dmark06. I ran it and I got 4179 3dmarks...which is pretty low compared to what most people here get. They said my system was similar to 12 other configurations and mine was pretty much the lowest with the highest being 8627. What's wrong? I'm going to be getting a new graphics card after a year and a half maybe? The vid card at the moment can handle what I need. You guys think I should drop the memory for ddr2-800 good brand-name 4gb memory or just add another some more ddr2-667 buffalo/kingston memory? I know that 32bit os won't detect it all but I don't mind. Another question I have is, even though my os won't detect all the memory, will they still be running in dual-channel mode? (for better performance)
Sorry for the wall of text, thanks everyone.
Q6600 running at stock
2GB Memory DDR2-667 (probably generic considering the computer's an HP)
Visiontek HD2600XT GDDR3 512MB
~300GB HD
Vista Home premium 32
I've played 3 games so far, Warrock, Perfect World and America's Army. People with similar systems to mine are getting 60-90 fps in america's army while I was getting 30-60 so I thought something was wrong. I decided to download tune up, ccleaner, tweakvista and perfectdisk to optimize my system. I didn't notice any performance increase so I decided to download 3dmark06. I ran it and I got 4179 3dmarks...which is pretty low compared to what most people here get. They said my system was similar to 12 other configurations and mine was pretty much the lowest with the highest being 8627. What's wrong? I'm going to be getting a new graphics card after a year and a half maybe? The vid card at the moment can handle what I need. You guys think I should drop the memory for ddr2-800 good brand-name 4gb memory or just add another some more ddr2-667 buffalo/kingston memory? I know that 32bit os won't detect it all but I don't mind. Another question I have is, even though my os won't detect all the memory, will they still be running in dual-channel mode? (for better performance)
Sorry for the wall of text, thanks everyone.