My System
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard: Alienware 04VWF2 Version A02
Bios: Alienware A11
Memory: Mixed 16 GB DDR3 (slowest is 1333MHz I believe)
Graphics Cards: (2) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB SLI
SATA Drives: Seagate 2TB SSHD (Primary)
Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (currently disabled)
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-24ABS
Power Supply: 875 Watt
CPU Cooling: Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
I have had so many problems with that dang PC ever since I bought it, believe me I will be upgrading as soon as possible. But for the time being, I really need help. I just got Watch Dogs and am forced to play it on medium settings for a smooth experience. I disabled SLI in nVidia Control Panel and didn't see a change in performance in the slightest (bumped them back up to where I had them before dropping to medium and still got the same performance). I haven't really played many SLI supported games but my other ones ran a lot smoother though now that I think about it I believe it is just because they were less intensive games and one 660 will get the job done. I just really don't know what to do, I think possibly a CPU bottleneck? And I have already tried reseating both GPUs and my ram, I have switched the GPUs around, disabled and reenabled in control panel, different drivers, the whole nine yards. I am thoroughly convinced that it is either A.) CPU bottleneck or B.) A crummy motherboard because I originally had two 460s in it and always had problems with those.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard: Alienware 04VWF2 Version A02
Bios: Alienware A11
Memory: Mixed 16 GB DDR3 (slowest is 1333MHz I believe)
Graphics Cards: (2) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB SLI
SATA Drives: Seagate 2TB SSHD (Primary)
Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (currently disabled)
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-24ABS
Power Supply: 875 Watt
CPU Cooling: Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
I have had so many problems with that dang PC ever since I bought it, believe me I will be upgrading as soon as possible. But for the time being, I really need help. I just got Watch Dogs and am forced to play it on medium settings for a smooth experience. I disabled SLI in nVidia Control Panel and didn't see a change in performance in the slightest (bumped them back up to where I had them before dropping to medium and still got the same performance). I haven't really played many SLI supported games but my other ones ran a lot smoother though now that I think about it I believe it is just because they were less intensive games and one 660 will get the job done. I just really don't know what to do, I think possibly a CPU bottleneck? And I have already tried reseating both GPUs and my ram, I have switched the GPUs around, disabled and reenabled in control panel, different drivers, the whole nine yards. I am thoroughly convinced that it is either A.) CPU bottleneck or B.) A crummy motherboard because I originally had two 460s in it and always had problems with those.