EmbraceThePenguin
Limp Gawd
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- Aug 31, 2004
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Ok, I just put together a really kick butt PC. It is an AMD X2 4400+ with the Epox 9NPA+Sli and 2 gigs of OCZ Ram with an ASUS GeForce 7800 GTX. Now typically I run in the Linux environment, but I wanted to see how Windows XP handled the new machine.
So, I installed XP with SP2, all the patches and latest drivers for my MB, Video Card, and various other hardware. I then installed Steam for HL2, CS Source, etc., Doom3, and UT 2004. Now, I thought I would have an extreamly fast system, and the window manager appears to be fairly quick and I can move around windows without much damage overlay. However, when I play games, the FPS are not too bad, however, I expected higher in my games with the 7800, but the games are rather choppy when I play.
In Linux, for example, I can run Doom3 and UT2004 (Native) on 1280x1024 32bbp with the highest game settings and its smooth as butter. But with those same games in Windows, the game play is not smooth at all; rather jerky; but the FPS seems fine.
Is this due to motherboard or video drivers, or maybe that Windows doesnt have that good of support for Dual Core processors yet?
Any insight would be appreceated.
Thanks!!!
Joe
So, I installed XP with SP2, all the patches and latest drivers for my MB, Video Card, and various other hardware. I then installed Steam for HL2, CS Source, etc., Doom3, and UT 2004. Now, I thought I would have an extreamly fast system, and the window manager appears to be fairly quick and I can move around windows without much damage overlay. However, when I play games, the FPS are not too bad, however, I expected higher in my games with the 7800, but the games are rather choppy when I play.
In Linux, for example, I can run Doom3 and UT2004 (Native) on 1280x1024 32bbp with the highest game settings and its smooth as butter. But with those same games in Windows, the game play is not smooth at all; rather jerky; but the FPS seems fine.
Is this due to motherboard or video drivers, or maybe that Windows doesnt have that good of support for Dual Core processors yet?
Any insight would be appreceated.
Thanks!!!
Joe