Need help upgrading for my 3D vision video card questions
Hey guys,
I noticed that when I play 3d vision Batman:AA and Physx is turned on it kills my framerate (playable but a little choppy). I am looking to get one of the new Fermi cards when they are released (soon i hope) but I have a few questions:

Here are my specs:

AMD Quad Core 9650 2.3ghz
4GB of DDR 2 Ram
1GB 9800GT
Samsung 61" DLP 1920x1080
450 watt power supply
1 PCIE x 16 slot
3 PCIE x1 slot
Flux Capacitor :)

1) Will my CPU bottleneck the new Fermi Cards?
2) Without changing my motherboard, can I use my old 9800GT for PhysX (in a PCIEx1 spot) and still use the new Fermi board (I know I will need a bigger power supply)?

I get decent frames out of 3D vision but I want more (my wife calls me the Tim Allen of computer, I always end up breaking something)

Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks
Hey guys,

I noticed that when I play 3d vision Batman:AA and Physx is turned on it kills my framerate (playable but a little choppy). I am looking to get one of the new Fermi cards when they are released (soon i hope) but I have a few questions:



Here are my specs:



AMD Quad Core 9650 2.3ghz

4GB of DDR 2 Ram

1GB 9800GT

Samsung 61" DLP 1920x1080

450 watt power supply

1 PCIE x 16 slot

3 PCIE x1 slot

Flux Capacitor :)



1) Will my CPU bottleneck the new Fermi Cards?

2) Without changing my motherboard, can I use my old 9800GT for PhysX (in a PCIEx1 spot) and still use the new Fermi board (I know I will need a bigger power supply)?



I get decent frames out of 3D vision but I want more (my wife calls me the Tim Allen of computer, I always end up breaking something)



Any help would be appreciated!!!



Thanks

#1
Posted 02/16/2010 04:03 PM   
just a quick question but why is your cpu only running @ 2.3 i have that excact cpu and it runs @ 3.0 stock?
unsure about the rest of the system, but that psu could do with a upgrade. imo
just a quick question but why is your cpu only running @ 2.3 i have that excact cpu and it runs @ 3.0 stock?

unsure about the rest of the system, but that psu could do with a upgrade. imo

#2
Posted 02/16/2010 04:09 PM   
[quote name='azman' post='1002354' date='Feb 16 2010, 10:09 AM']just a quick question but why is your cpu only running @ 2.3 i have that excact cpu and it runs @ 3.0 stock?[/quote]
I don't know. I got it that way from HP. I know there is a Black Edition. Are you sure you don't have that?
[quote name='azman' post='1002354' date='Feb 16 2010, 10:09 AM']just a quick question but why is your cpu only running @ 2.3 i have that excact cpu and it runs @ 3.0 stock?

I don't know. I got it that way from HP. I know there is a Black Edition. Are you sure you don't have that?

#3
Posted 02/16/2010 04:11 PM   
hi again , no mine isnt the qx version i had to upgrade to this after i blew my other on a phase change unit,
this is my cpu and i think your's too,
[url="http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/specifications.htm"]http://www.intel.com/products/processor/co...cifications.htm[/url]
could possibly a bios issue ie linked to ram or something similar.
either way i think some thing is not set right and your system could do more as my q9650 is on water and runs @ 4.2 stable
hi again , no mine isnt the qx version i had to upgrade to this after i blew my other on a phase change unit,

this is my cpu and i think your's too,

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/co...cifications.htm

could possibly a bios issue ie linked to ram or something similar.

either way i think some thing is not set right and your system could do more as my q9650 is on water and runs @ 4.2 stable

#4
Posted 02/16/2010 05:03 PM   
[quote name='azman' post='1002393' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:03 AM']hi again , no mine isnt the qx version i had to upgrade to this after i blew my other on a phase change unit,
this is my cpu and i think your's too,
[url="http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/specifications.htm"]http://www.intel.com/products/processor/co...cifications.htm[/url]
could possibly a bios issue ie linked to ram or something similar.
either way i think some thing is not set right and your system could do more as my q9650 is on water and runs @ 4.2 stable[/quote]

Ahhh...I see the confusion. Mine is an AMD Phenom II Q9650 Quad Core. Yours is Intel. That is why. I checked on my processor and it is not so good for overclocking.
[quote name='azman' post='1002393' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:03 AM']hi again , no mine isnt the qx version i had to upgrade to this after i blew my other on a phase change unit,

this is my cpu and i think your's too,

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/co...cifications.htm

could possibly a bios issue ie linked to ram or something similar.

either way i think some thing is not set right and your system could do more as my q9650 is on water and runs @ 4.2 stable



Ahhh...I see the confusion. Mine is an AMD Phenom II Q9650 Quad Core. Yours is Intel. That is why. I checked on my processor and it is not so good for overclocking.

#5
Posted 02/16/2010 07:09 PM   
[quote name='whodamanxbox' post='1002341' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:03 AM']Hey guys,
I noticed that when I play 3d vision Batman:AA and Physx is turned on it kills my framerate (playable but a little choppy). I am looking to get one of the new Fermi cards when they are released (soon i hope) but I have a few questions:

Here are my specs:

AMD Quad Core 9650 2.3ghz
4GB of DDR 2 Ram
1GB 9800GT
Samsung 61" DLP 1920x1080
450 watt power supply
1 PCIE x 16 slot
3 PCIE x1 slot
Flux Capacitor :)

1) Will my CPU bottleneck the new Fermi Cards?
2) Without changing my motherboard, can I use my old 9800GT for PhysX (in a PCIEx1 spot) and still use the new Fermi board (I know I will need a bigger power supply)?

I get decent frames out of 3D vision but I want more (my wife calls me the Tim Allen of computer, I always end up breaking something)

Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks[/quote]
1. Probably.
2. No. The 9800GT would not perform well in a PCIE x1 slot.
[quote name='whodamanxbox' post='1002341' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:03 AM']Hey guys,

I noticed that when I play 3d vision Batman:AA and Physx is turned on it kills my framerate (playable but a little choppy). I am looking to get one of the new Fermi cards when they are released (soon i hope) but I have a few questions:



Here are my specs:



AMD Quad Core 9650 2.3ghz

4GB of DDR 2 Ram

1GB 9800GT

Samsung 61" DLP 1920x1080

450 watt power supply

1 PCIE x 16 slot

3 PCIE x1 slot

Flux Capacitor :)



1) Will my CPU bottleneck the new Fermi Cards?

2) Without changing my motherboard, can I use my old 9800GT for PhysX (in a PCIEx1 spot) and still use the new Fermi board (I know I will need a bigger power supply)?



I get decent frames out of 3D vision but I want more (my wife calls me the Tim Allen of computer, I always end up breaking something)



Any help would be appreciated!!!



Thanks

1. Probably.

2. No. The 9800GT would not perform well in a PCIE x1 slot.

#6
Posted 02/16/2010 09:59 PM   
any suggestions??
any suggestions??

#7
Posted 02/18/2010 12:22 AM   
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