is my processor holding me back?

I'm still kind of new to all that is computer tech so bear with me

first off, here's my setup:

PNY GTS 250 1GB

8 gigs ram

AMD athlon 7750 dual core at 2.7 ghz

windows vista ult. 64 bit.

Asus motherboard

I've done some research to find that a AMD phenom X4 965 black edition seems to be the right choice, seeing as how Asus and AMD go hand in hand.

all my games look fantastic when put on the highest settings, but on certain games it slows down on frames when either a lot is going on or i'm looking at a vast distance. is this something a upgrade to the 965 will fix?

ll my games look fantastic when put on the highest settings, but on certain games it slows down on frames when either a lot is going on or i'm looking at a vast distance. is this something a upgrade to the 965 will fix?KGB32

Just because the GTS 250 is a rebadged 9800 GTX+ doesn't mean that it is capable at playing all games at max. I suggest you start playing with textures, resolutions and viewing distances in your games to see what works best for you. Also, look at lowering AF and AA qualities as well since these can take up GPU usage as well.

I try to stick with 16xAF, since it doesn't require anything really in any game, and around 2xAA to 4xAA in most games. Even if the games has options for 8xAA I find it best to stick with a lower option so that I can max other settings and have playable FPS.

I would think it's fine for any game that runs fine on a dual. sure the 965 is a lot better but games aren't that cpu dependent.

If you want to know if it is gpu or cpu. turn all the settings to low and see if it runs better. if it runs really well on low but terrible on max it is a gpu bottleneck if you put everything on low and it hardly makes any difference it's the cpu.

G 300 series is expected after Feb from Nvidia.

Expected launch price $500+.

Upgrade to windows 7. it is actually true that you will notice a difference in gaming after switchinggmaster456

I'm still kind of new to all that is computer tech so bear with me

first off, here's my setup:

PNY GTS 250 1GB

8 gigs ram

AMD athlon 7750 dual core at 2.7 ghz

windows vista ult. 64 bit.

Asus motherboard

I've done some research to find that a AMD phenom X4 965 black edition seems to be the right choice, seeing as how Asus and AMD go hand in hand.

all my games look fantastic when put on the highest settings, but on certain games it slows down on frames when either a lot is going on or i'm looking at a vast distance. is this something a upgrade to the 965 will fix?

KGB32

Excuse me?gmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]Excuse me?Captain__Tripps

so should i stick to my dual core (which i OCed to 3.0 ghz now) because games haven't fully utilized quad cores yet?KGB32

Upgrade to windows 7. it is actually true that you will notice a difference in gaming after switchinggmaster456

so should i stick to my dual core (which i OCed to 3.0 ghz now) because games haven't fully utilized quad cores yet?KGB32

Upgrade to windows 7. it is actually true that you will notice a difference in gaming after switchinggmaster456