No gain in performance (FPS) with install of new BFG 8800GT!!!

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#1 cholmpocket1941
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I just upgraded from an Sapphire ATI X1950 PRO to a BFG 8800GT OC (512mb vram) and I didn't get the performance increase that I was thinking I was going to get. After surfing the web I think that my CPU is a major bottleneck.

My system:

P4 3.0 Ghz

2 gb ram

Win Xp service pack 3

BFG 8800GT OC

22" Viewsonic monitor

In Crysis the game seems actually slower than before. I am getting like 7-10 fps a lot. Sometimes a bit more but certainly not playable. The weird thing is that when I set the game to LOW settings including screen resolution it still chugs. 20 FPS or so.

What is going on here?

Plan to upgrade soon to a ASUS SLI-Ready Motherboard and a Core 2 duo 8400 3.0 processor

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#2 Gamerkat
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The only reason you didnt see any increase is because you have a single core cpu. I think you already know that the p4 is a pos.