Okay, here's the situation. Recently my computer has been playing games very slowly, and the benchmark results I get from 3dMark06 have been very poor compared to how they should be. My first instinct was a video card, and I looked around, and the advice I received was that modern games had just surpassed my GPU, so I got a new one. Originally, I had a computer with these specs: Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM IN/GB -Motherboard Model Intel G33/G31/P35 Express -Chipset Name P35/G33 Processor to I/O Controller -Chipset 2.5 -DMI/SMBIOs Version Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 2 -PCI Express Version 2.5GB/s -Link Speed x16 -Link Width 2GB -Video Memory Size Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2500 MHz -Processor 4 Cores 6 -Multiplier 1665.1 MHz -System Bus Clock RAM: 2 x 2048mb DDR2-800 SDRAM Crucial Technology -Manufacturer SDRAM Width -x8 Max Case Temperature: 85 C PCI-E Capabilities: PCI Express Version: 2 Link Speed: 2.5GBs Link Width: x16 Power Supply: 550 Watts But today I changed to a Nvidia GTX 560 Ti, and I expected better performance, but everything still is running very slowly. The 3dMark06 result I get is less than 6000, which is incredibly poor for my Q8300 Quad Core, 4GB DDR2 RAM, and now the GTX 560 Ti, which is a fantastic card. I've cleared up space, reinstalled drivers, but nothing seems to work. What's wrong with my computer!? Jake
i strongly doubt it is your hardware. It is most likely some process that you have running on your pc hogging resources. run msconfig and disable any startup services or programs that you dont need
It's not overheating is it?? download "speedfan" (http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php) andhave a look at what the temperatures your hardware is running at Dave
ctrl /alt /del (CAD) and click on Task Manager, then Processes.. Look on the list to see what is sucking up all your resources..
