my pc underperforming?

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#1 jemimah666
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Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz

3 gig RAM (2 x 1024, 2 x 512)

8800gtx with 169.28 drivers

vista basic

playing all games at 1440 x 900 -

crysis barely playable on very high (around 20fps) - playable on high but with no AA (25-30 fps + on average)

- on later levels is lagging heavily even on high


company of heroes - high settings and 2xAA but starts lagging when 4 + players on skirmish or in intense battles

forged alliance - highest settings without AA and still lags even on early missions sometimes


i am not one of those ppl who has unrealistic expectations about hardware but this is a great rig and i get the feeling it isnt performing how it should be ? any answers appreciated.

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#2 z4twenny
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^ well, i have the exact same rig except i have a gts model instead of a gtx. first i recommend letting games do their autodetect thing to find the best settings. secondly if you're using vista i recommend turning off superfetching. i've noticed on some of my games that sometimes vista has a hard time letting go of memory for me to play a game on.... same holds true eve after a game is done, i might have 2 gig of free memory, play gears of war or crysis and when i check my memory after the game i've just got 1.5, then i'll play another game and be down to 1 gig free. technically its freeing it up when you play the game but not like you'd hope it would. don't ask me how or why, its microsoft......
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#3 dayaccus007
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What PSU do you have and check your temps
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#4 ProudLarry
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Your Crysis performance sounds about right. And playing CoH at that resolution with AA turned on would be expected as well. I can't say anything about Forged Alliance though, I don't have any experience with it.