Is this the performance I should get in Battlefield 3 with my current hardware?
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This is an old computer so I'm not expecting really high framerates. Still, I want to be sure there's nothing wrong with this setup, lowering the performance.
The average framerate I get is around 30-40 on low at 1080p and it might even rise up to 60 FPS. Usually though, it drops down to 20 and stays there in most busy parts, like in the middle of Strike at Karkand. Makes the game pretty unplayable.
I'd be happy if the framerate stayed at 30 FPS.
My specs are below.
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Operating System
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 53 °C
Kentsfield 65nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 449MHz (5-6-6-21)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-N650SLI-DS4L (Socket 775)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Hard Drives
488GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD501LJ SCSI Disk Device (ATA)
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Cores 4
Threads 4
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Code Name Kentsfield
Package Socket 775 LGA
Technology 65nm
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model F
Extended Model F
Stepping B
Revision G0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Bus Speed 300.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1199.9 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2400 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 266 MHz
Average Temperature 53 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 2 x 4096 KBytes
Core 0
Core Speed 2700.0 MHz
Multiplier x 9.0
Bus Speed 300.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1199.9 MHz
Temperature 55 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 0
Core 1
Core Speed 2700.0 MHz
Multiplier x 9.0
Bus Speed 300.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1199.9 MHz
Temperature 55 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 1
Core 2
Core Speed 2700.0 MHz
Multiplier x 9.0
Bus Speed 300.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1199.9 MHz
Temperature 51 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 2
Core 3
Core Speed 2700.0 MHz
Multiplier x 9.0
Bus Speed 300.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1199.9 MHz
Temperature 50 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 3
RAM
Memory
Type DDR2
Size 4096 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 450.0 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 6 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 21 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tR?) 26 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Motherboard
Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model GA-N650SLI-DS4L
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Memory 1024 MB
Memory type 2
Driver version 8.17.12.9036
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I bought the GTX 460 to replace my old 8800GT. I've tried to overclock the processor but couldn't do more than 2,7GHz. Otherwise my computer would freeze. I've read some stuff on the internet and my conclusion is that it's some shitty feature of my motherboard.
[editline]26th December 2011[/editline]
Maybe I could've posted this to the quick questions thread.. oh well.
I think it's your CPU that's bottlenecking you. Your card may have enough power, but it's going to be held back if your processor can't keep up with it.
Yup, processor bottlenecking.
I have the same processor (Q6660) clocked at 3.4Ghz and an ATi HD4870 and got the exact same problem. It probably really is the processor. I would love to upgrade, but upgrading processor means a new motherboard and everything except the hard drive and GPU with it...and I really don't have money for that.
I guess I'll have to wait until I build my next computer. Unless there's a cheap LGA-775 processor that might increase the power.
[QUOTE=Akasori;33907984]I guess I'll have to wait until I build my next computer. Unless there's a cheap LGA-775 processor that might increase the power.[/QUOTE]
Nothing better will be worth it, most likely.
I would've bought 2500K but it would've required too much upgrading so I decided to wait until I got more money.
And now Ivy Bridge is coming. I guess I'll have to wait, wait and wait...
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