Any way to refresh "power" of my pc?

**HiCZoK4** · 01-15-11, 09:08 AM

Hi guys! I guess the anserw is a big no but anyway.
I am mostly playing on 360 but lack of antyaliasing and low res in couple of games are unbearable...

My pc isnt all that bad, even though Its almost 4 years old (gpu 3yo) but it hadnt failed on me and its still going quite strong

My friend got new pc last week. i3 3,06, 4gb kingston, gt240 1gb and he scores 8k in 3dmark 2006 while I do 10k

I did tried unigine heaven demo and its 20 fpsish 1680x1050 high on dx10 (8800 dont have dx11)

Maybe oc cpu a little more? Or maybe oc my 8800gt inno3d(which is already stock oc edition)
about 50 C degress on both cpu cores and 50-60 gpu btw.
My spec is in the sig. I am using 7 32bit with all the latest drivers.

**Maverick123w** · 01-15-11, 09:53 AM

I'm a little confused by your post. I'm assuming you want to get more performance out of your rig?

I'd start by upgrading that chip. It's a first gen C2D and while it was amazing when it came out it's nothing now.

If your boards supports it one of these would be a huge increase in performance for little cash...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-367-_-Product

One of these would be a nice jump over you 8800gt without breaking the bank as well
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-573-_-Product

**HiCZoK4** · 01-15-11, 11:18 AM

Yes. I want to get more performance out of my CURRENT rig, but I don't want to buy anything yet until year or so

**Maverick123w** · 01-15-11, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiCZoK4

Yes. I want to get more performance out of my CURRENT rig, but I don't want to buy anything yet until year or so

Well you're probably at around the max OC you could reasonably expect out of that chip

**HiCZoK4** · 01-15-11, 11:31 AM

I did reached 2.8 and was using it for some time but it was unstable so I switched back to 2,45

**nekrosoft13** · 01-15-11, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiCZoK4

I did reached 2.8 and was using it for some time but it was unstable so I switched back to 2,45

then you already answered your own question.

elithawilliam · 02-08-11, 03:46 AM

The best way round is to do the market survey in the computer hardware industry. KVM switch

**bob saget** · 02-08-11, 04:09 AM

reported ^

01-15-11, 09:08 AM	#1
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? Hi guys! I guess the anserw is a big no but anyway. I am mostly playing on 360 but lack of antyaliasing and low res in couple of games are unbearable... My pc isnt all that bad, even though Its almost 4 years old (gpu 3yo) but it hadnt failed on me and its still going quite strong My friend got new pc last week. i3 3,06, 4gb kingston, gt240 1gb and he scores 8k in 3dmark 2006 while I do 10k I did tried unigine heaven demo and its 20 fpsish 1680x1050 high on dx10 (8800 dont have dx11) Maybe oc cpu a little more? Or maybe oc my 8800gt inno3d(which is already stock oc edition) about 50 C degress on both cpu cores and 50-60 gpu btw. My spec is in the sig. I am using 7 32bit with all the latest drivers.

01-15-11, 09:53 AM	#2
Maverick123w Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,841	Re: Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? I'm a little confused by your post. I'm assuming you want to get more performance out of your rig? I'd start by upgrading that chip. It's a first gen C2D and while it was amazing when it came out it's nothing now. If your boards supports it one of these would be a huge increase in performance for little cash... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-367-_-Product One of these would be a nice jump over you 8800gt without breaking the bank as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-573-_-Product

01-15-11, 11:18 AM	#3
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? Yes. I want to get more performance out of my CURRENT rig, but I don't want to buy anything yet until year or so

01-15-11, 11:31 AM	#5
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? I did reached 2.8 and was using it for some time but it was unstable so I switched back to 2,45

02-08-11, 03:46 AM	#7
elithawilliam BANNED Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	Re: Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? The best way round is to do the market survey in the computer hardware industry. KVM switch

02-08-11, 04:09 AM	#8
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: Any way to refresh "power" of my pc? reported ^