So let me ask you guys this. Why on earth would a 865PE board work better than a 875P board in certain instances? Let me set it up for you guys.
I play a few different types of games. Flight Sims, RTS, Sports and Puzzle...I've got a decent Rig:
3.0 P4 (800, 512)
9700 Pro
Gigabyte 81K1100 (875p) board
1 gig Geil Ultra 3200
I can play most games at a decent res 1280x1024 usually with details all the way up. Pretty good for what I need. There are exceptions though. EA Sports games, most recently MVP Baseball, Tiger Woods 2004 and NHL 2005. I cannot get them to run smoothly AT ALL. It doesn't matter what resolution I'm on or the detail level. I could be on 800x600 with details all the way down and it'll play the same as 1600x1200 full detail. It's really weird because it's only those types of games. So anyway, after messing around with every possible graphic fix, I decided I'd try to swap out my motherboard and get one that uses a little older, more established chipset. I went with the MSI 865PE Neo2 Platinum.
Now, I can play all of those EA Games at their highest res 1600x1200 with detail all the way up, FLAWLESSLY. WTF? I just don't get it. Was there some type of bus or memory issue with my old Gigabyte board that would prevent it from rendering a certain type of graphics correctly? I have read everywhere that the 875P boards increased performace...not in my case. I just don't understand what the deal is. If anyone has any idea as to why this would happen, please chime in. I really would like to know what the deal is so I can add it to my own personal FAQ. Thanks.
I play a few different types of games. Flight Sims, RTS, Sports and Puzzle...I've got a decent Rig:
3.0 P4 (800, 512)
9700 Pro
Gigabyte 81K1100 (875p) board
1 gig Geil Ultra 3200
I can play most games at a decent res 1280x1024 usually with details all the way up. Pretty good for what I need. There are exceptions though. EA Sports games, most recently MVP Baseball, Tiger Woods 2004 and NHL 2005. I cannot get them to run smoothly AT ALL. It doesn't matter what resolution I'm on or the detail level. I could be on 800x600 with details all the way down and it'll play the same as 1600x1200 full detail. It's really weird because it's only those types of games. So anyway, after messing around with every possible graphic fix, I decided I'd try to swap out my motherboard and get one that uses a little older, more established chipset. I went with the MSI 865PE Neo2 Platinum.
Now, I can play all of those EA Games at their highest res 1600x1200 with detail all the way up, FLAWLESSLY. WTF? I just don't get it. Was there some type of bus or memory issue with my old Gigabyte board that would prevent it from rendering a certain type of graphics correctly? I have read everywhere that the 875P boards increased performace...not in my case. I just don't understand what the deal is. If anyone has any idea as to why this would happen, please chime in. I really would like to know what the deal is so I can add it to my own personal FAQ. Thanks.
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