Recently upgraded my computer:
Athlon 3800+ X2
Asus A8N SLI deluxe mobo
EVGA GEforce 6800 GS
1 GB Corsair Ram
120 GB hard drive
Antec 550 Watt PSU
In games like HL2, my game will run choppy for about 2-6 minutes upon startup ( maybe like 8 fps), after that time is up, the FPS increases to where it should be ( around 80-90). In Red Orchestra (running off of the Unreal 2.5 engine), I get a constant 15-30 FPS, which is VERY low for my hardware settings. At first I thought it was an issue of my GPU not getting enough power, so I upgraded my power supply, and im still getting the same problem. I have the latest drivers, so I have no idea why this is happening. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion seems to run where it should for my hardware settings, with the exception of FPS lag for about 5-10 seconds at startup, but that's normal.
I dont know how the unreal 2.5 engine lags my computer more than Oblivion does...anyone have any ideas? Perhaps i have outdated system bios? or maybe it's an IRQ conflict?
any help would be greatly appreciated, because this is EXTREMELY frustrating.
Athlon 3800+ X2
Asus A8N SLI deluxe mobo
EVGA GEforce 6800 GS
1 GB Corsair Ram
120 GB hard drive
Antec 550 Watt PSU
In games like HL2, my game will run choppy for about 2-6 minutes upon startup ( maybe like 8 fps), after that time is up, the FPS increases to where it should be ( around 80-90). In Red Orchestra (running off of the Unreal 2.5 engine), I get a constant 15-30 FPS, which is VERY low for my hardware settings. At first I thought it was an issue of my GPU not getting enough power, so I upgraded my power supply, and im still getting the same problem. I have the latest drivers, so I have no idea why this is happening. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion seems to run where it should for my hardware settings, with the exception of FPS lag for about 5-10 seconds at startup, but that's normal.
I dont know how the unreal 2.5 engine lags my computer more than Oblivion does...anyone have any ideas? Perhaps i have outdated system bios? or maybe it's an IRQ conflict?
any help would be greatly appreciated, because this is EXTREMELY frustrating.