Hi all,
I'm just wondering if I could get some pointers.
My current system;
P4 3.0GHz Presscott
X800XT 256MB
2G OCZ 2.5-3-2-5
2 x SATA I (200G, 250G)
Lite-on DVDRW
Antec True Power 550W
BF2 settings; Custom atm tweaked for smooth paly from the BF2 forums here.
had this rig for about 3 years, just added the x800 and OCZ in the last 4 months. I'm a bit curious as to a few things, in the last 2 weeks I've had some game lag which is not normal. Before I put in the 2G OCZ I had alot of this issue at the start of maps or in large maps when the shyte was hitting the fan.
I remember having a similar issue over 12months ago, turned out to be my cpu overheating as the thermal paste had gone rock hard, this time I'm not sure if its due to a new cooling fan I put on (thermaltake tr) everytime it occurs I alt tab and check my temps using everest home edition, the cpu is fine sitting on about 54/55 degC. Under normal load the cpu sits at about 48/49 degC, normally it runs at 52 degC (as I fold 24/7).
So I didn't think it would be the cpu (but not sure), the other thing is that my gfx cards temp goes up but 12-15 degC from 50(normal use) too 73-75(when in BF2. the card is meant to be rated up to a little over 100 degC.
when I first put in the X800XT and the 2G OCZ I could run the game on high settings with no noticable lag, but now I notice lag in intense battles.
On another note I would be interested in some links or advice on comparing AMD cpus to intel as I'm thinking of switching over to an AMD system, just not sure what the equivilant amd to intel is.
appreciate comments and advice
cheers
I'm just wondering if I could get some pointers.
My current system;
P4 3.0GHz Presscott
X800XT 256MB
2G OCZ 2.5-3-2-5
2 x SATA I (200G, 250G)
Lite-on DVDRW
Antec True Power 550W
BF2 settings; Custom atm tweaked for smooth paly from the BF2 forums here.
had this rig for about 3 years, just added the x800 and OCZ in the last 4 months. I'm a bit curious as to a few things, in the last 2 weeks I've had some game lag which is not normal. Before I put in the 2G OCZ I had alot of this issue at the start of maps or in large maps when the shyte was hitting the fan.
I remember having a similar issue over 12months ago, turned out to be my cpu overheating as the thermal paste had gone rock hard, this time I'm not sure if its due to a new cooling fan I put on (thermaltake tr) everytime it occurs I alt tab and check my temps using everest home edition, the cpu is fine sitting on about 54/55 degC. Under normal load the cpu sits at about 48/49 degC, normally it runs at 52 degC (as I fold 24/7).
So I didn't think it would be the cpu (but not sure), the other thing is that my gfx cards temp goes up but 12-15 degC from 50(normal use) too 73-75(when in BF2. the card is meant to be rated up to a little over 100 degC.
when I first put in the X800XT and the 2G OCZ I could run the game on high settings with no noticable lag, but now I notice lag in intense battles.
On another note I would be interested in some links or advice on comparing AMD cpus to intel as I'm thinking of switching over to an AMD system, just not sure what the equivilant amd to intel is.
appreciate comments and advice
cheers