Is my AIW x800 XT being bottlenecked by my CPU?

[Geocentricity]

P4 2.4 GHZ and AIW x800 XT running on a 350W.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are AIW considered video cards and not graphics cards?
My frame rates for CS:S: 20 when seeing multiple players on screen, 30-40 normal

WOW: settings tuned down I can achieve about 20-35 ish

Running both games at 1280x1024, no tweaks to AA/AF, vsync off and on didn't change anything.

I just want a bit more FPS so I won't experience noticable slug-motion. HELP !!

Suggestions? Overclock? Get new CPU?

 

[Mullzy]

Your CPU is a pretty decent bottleneck for that card. Not horrible, but that card can push a lot more FPS if you throw some more CPU at it.

I don't have any experience with AIW vs non-AIW but I have and x800xl that performs better than your XT. I have a P4 2.8 which I usually run at 3.0 or 3.2 - check the overclock forums and do some research into your motherboard/ram as you might be able to hit 3.0 fairly easily. My low-end framerate while raiding with 40 people in WoW was around 25-30 fps at 1600x1200 with AF maxed, AA off and vsync off. While running around any areas with normal amounts of people I'd get 60+. In areas with no other pcs or npcs I'd get 85 fps (my refresh rate).

I should mention my x800xl is always overclocked about 10% while gaming (it's not a very good oc'er and I don't remember my settings as I'm at work atm) which gives me another 3-5 fps depending on the game.

 

[happy medium]

You need a faster cpu for CSS. A 3.0ghz pent 4 upgrade will give real nice boost. 50 fps at 1280x1024 all settings maxed.
Your video card is fine.

If you can overclock your cpu, go for it.

 

[Cruise51]

Overclock if your motherboard allows it.

 

[evolucion8]

Yeah, that GPU can do better, I was able to play CS at 1280x1024 with 4x Adaptive FSAA and 16x Aniso with no problems 60+fps Average (The only problem was that my monitor ran at 60Hz at that resolution) So I turned down the resolution and increased the FSAA level to 6x, simply outstanding.