Ok, I'd like to start by thanking everyone on the General Hardware forum for helping me build this computer, but now I have a strange issue.
I have an i7 920, evga x58 motherboard, 6gig tri-channel ddr3, evga geforce gtx280, 650 watts of power. I thought I would be good on the gaming. I run Mass Effect at max settings no problem and Dawn of War 2 at max settings no problem. I thought I was good.
However, I've tried running Overlord, Oblivion, and call of duty 5 and all run with awful frame rates. Talking with tech support on Overlord and Oblivion, they wrote it off as my hardware was too new and the games too old. Call of Duty 5 is pretty new, so I was doubtful. Then, my friend who also built his computer, tried running Overlord because his computer is essentially the clone of mine (his motherboard is by gigabyte and he has a gtx285 and those are the only differences, literally) and he ran it beautifully.
I've downloaded the latest drivers for about everything I can think of. The only thing he mentioned was that he had an experienced builder-friend of his help him and he said his friend did some really long update thing to his computer. I was wondering if he was referring to a BIOS update but he didn't know. I'm just puzzled with this dilemma. Otherwise my computer runs like a champion.
Thanks
edited to add: The other difference is that I run windows vista 64 bit business edition and he runs windows vista 64 bit ultimate
I have an i7 920, evga x58 motherboard, 6gig tri-channel ddr3, evga geforce gtx280, 650 watts of power. I thought I would be good on the gaming. I run Mass Effect at max settings no problem and Dawn of War 2 at max settings no problem. I thought I was good.
However, I've tried running Overlord, Oblivion, and call of duty 5 and all run with awful frame rates. Talking with tech support on Overlord and Oblivion, they wrote it off as my hardware was too new and the games too old. Call of Duty 5 is pretty new, so I was doubtful. Then, my friend who also built his computer, tried running Overlord because his computer is essentially the clone of mine (his motherboard is by gigabyte and he has a gtx285 and those are the only differences, literally) and he ran it beautifully.
I've downloaded the latest drivers for about everything I can think of. The only thing he mentioned was that he had an experienced builder-friend of his help him and he said his friend did some really long update thing to his computer. I was wondering if he was referring to a BIOS update but he didn't know. I'm just puzzled with this dilemma. Otherwise my computer runs like a champion.
Thanks
edited to add: The other difference is that I run windows vista 64 bit business edition and he runs windows vista 64 bit ultimate
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