Just got my 4850 and 450vx.. somewhat disappointed

My system specs are E4400 CPU, 2GB gskill ram, Asus 4850, and Corsair 450vx psu.

Anyways I tried call of duty on 1680x1050, with everything on high (textures on high not extra), and I'm getting around 15-25 fps on average.

I was wondering what would be the best upgrade.. should I get 2 more sticks of ram, or should I get a new CPU?

Would xp even recognize 4gb of ram?

Thanks

Is your CPU running at stock speed? OC it, and I would invest in some RAM, OC that too. I would OC the video card too, but that's not wise.enraged_caveman

None of that matters. He should be running the game with at least 100FPS.

I first installed the catalyst 8.7 drivers

Then I installed the Asus drivers

Fan speed is high enough (60%)

Cpu is fine, everything seems fine

What do you guys think is the problem?

my motherboard is an asus p5b. it has 1 4 pin connector

Would it help at all to reinstall my xp, I'm guessing that a lot of stuff in my computer might be slowing it down.

I'm also hearing a weird noise from the card.. sounds like if you put a wire between a fan, but not that loud. It goes away when I press down on the card.

I tried the latest asus drivers and I'm getting on average, 20-25fps on high, 1680x1050.

should i exchange this card perhaps?

[QUOTE="enraged_caveman"]Is your CPU running at stock speed? OC it, and I would invest in some RAM, OC that too. I would OC the video card too, but that's not wise.kodex1717

None of that matters. He should be running the game with at least 100FPS.

I don't know about at least 100FPS.

http://www.anandtech.com/GalleryImage.aspx?id=3191

And that was with a QX9770. But yeah, he is getting lower performance than he should be.

I first installed the catalyst 8.7 drivers

Then I installed the Asus drivers

Fan speed is high enough (60%)

Cpu is fine, everything seems fine

What do you guys think is the problem?

WsN-Corrupt

woah woah woah, you installed two sets of drivers?

i used driversweep and uninstalled any drivers i didn't need.

out of curiousity, what fps should i be expecting?

i used driversweep and uninstalled any drivers i didn't need.

out of curiousity, what fps should i be expecting?

WsN-Corrupt

but in your post, you said you installed the cat 8.7s AND asus drivers...

[QUOTE="kodex1717"]

[QUOTE="enraged_caveman"]Is your CPU running at stock speed? OC it, and I would invest in some RAM, OC that too. I would OC the video card too, but that's not wise.JP_Russell

None of that matters. He should be running the game with at least 100FPS.

I don't know about at least 100FPS.

http://www.anandtech.com/GalleryImage.aspx?id=3191

And that was with a QX9770. But yeah, he is getting lower performance than he should be.

[QUOTE="JP_Russell"][QUOTE="kodex1717"]

[QUOTE="enraged_caveman"]Is your CPU running at stock speed? OC it, and I would invest in some RAM, OC that too. I would OC the video card too, but that's not wise.kodex1717

None of that matters. He should be running the game with at least 100FPS.

I don't know about at least 100FPS.

http://www.anandtech.com/GalleryImage.aspx?id=3191

And that was with a QX9770. But yeah, he is getting lower performance than he should be.

Oh no man, I'm on 4x AA and full anisotropic filtering.

Oh no man, I'm on 4x AA and full anisotropic filtering.

WsN-Corrupt

It's things like that which you need to mention in your first post. It doesn't matter much in CoD4, but it certainly matters in a game like Crysis. Try to give us as much info as possible, even if you think we might already know it.

I would expect you to get around 60FPS in CoD4. Do other games play slowly aswell, or is just this game? Also, is AA enabled in-game or in Catalyst Control Center?

I think it sounds about right. he's using just 2gb of ram with a budget video card and a budget processor.DGFreak

Perhaps you misread the thread title?

Ok I found out that my computer is shutting off because of my CPU.

I cleaned the CPU fan and now that problem is solved, computer seems somewhat faster now.

however, my average fps is still 25-30. i dip into the 40's and 50's, but for the most part it's at 25..

That was ran at full settings and with 4x AA. The OP is running with no AA and at high settings. I don't think 100FPS is unreasonable at those settings.kodex1717

Yes, but his processor is considerably weaker than a QX9770 (about equivalent to an X2 4800+, in most benchmarks I've seen). I'd think his settings would be equivalent to Anandtech's results at best.

Ok I found out that my computer is shutting off because of my CPU.

I cleaned the CPU fan and now that problem is solved, computer seems somewhat faster now.

however, my average fps is still 25-30. i dip into the 40's and 50's, but for the most part it's at 25..

I benchmarked CoD4 and put it into a graph in excel .

info on the benchmarks:

Game: Call of Duty 4

Patch: 1.7

Level: Shock and Awe

Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds

Settings: All settings at max

Resolution: 1360 x 768

Video Card: Diamond 4850

Stock: 625 / 993

Overclock: 700 / 1080

Crossfire Overclock: 625 / 1100

Driver: 8.7

OS: Vista Basic 32bit

Memory: 4Gb pc2-5300 (667mhz)

CPU: Q6600 @ 2.4ghz

Mobo: Gigabyte X48-DS4

[QUOTE="WsN-Corrupt"]

Oh no man, I'm on 4x AA and full anisotropic filtering.

kodex1717

It's things like that which you need to mention in your first post. It doesn't matter much in CoD4, but it certainly matters in a game like Crysis. Try to give us as much info as possible, even if you think we might already know it.

I would expect you to get around 60FPS in CoD4. Do other games play slowly aswell, or is just this game? Also, is AA enabled in-game or in Catalyst Control Center?

I think it sounds about right. he's using just 2gb of ram with a budget video card and a budget processor.DGFreak

Perhaps you misread the thread title?

Yeah, please tell us those details. Also, that FPS is still pretty low. I have an E2200 at 2.2 GHz, with 2 GB of ram and a 4850, and I average 38 FPS with all settings on high in Crysis (not "very high"). seems like you've got a problem...

...or there is something else you aren't telling us...